иншак

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak inšak. By surface analysis, инши (inši) +‎ -ак (-ak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈinʃak]
• Rhymes: -inʃak
• Hyphenation: ин‧шак

Adverb

иншак (inšak)

1. different, differently, otherwise

   Antonym: исто (isto)

   могло буц и иншак ― mohlo buc i inšak ― it could have been different

2. otherwise, or else

   мушим закончиц школу, иншак сом нє годзен найсц роботу ― mušim zakončic školu, inšak som nje hodzen najsc robotu ― I have to finish school, otherwise I won't get a job

3. (with и (i)) already, anyway

   то и иншак шицки знаю ― to i inšak šicki znaju ― everyone already knows that anyway

Related terms

adjectives

• иншаки (inšaki)

 

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “иншак”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “otherwise”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 197