квази-

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin quasi. In many formations, appears as part of a borrowing of a Russian (cf. Russian ква́зи- (kvázi-)) or Western European term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkvazi]
• Hyphenation^(key): ква‧зи

Prefix

квази- • (kvazi-)

1. quasi-
2. pseudo-

   Synonym: лъже- (lǎže-)

Related terms

• ква́зи (kvázi, adjective)

References

• “квази-”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “квази-”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “ква̀зи”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 305

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkvazi]

Prefix

квази- • (kvazi-)

1. pseudo-

Derived terms

Category Macedonian terms prefixed with квази- not found

References

• “квази-”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language]‎^[1] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 59

Russian

Pronunciation

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Prefix

квази- • (kvazi-)

1. pseudo-