карацей

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• karaciej — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Compare Polish krócej, Russian коро́че (koróče) and Ukrainian коро́тше (korótše). Sense 2 an ellipsis of караце́й ка́жучы (karacjéj kážučy, literally “more shortly speaking”), possibly a semantic loan from Russian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [karaˈt͡sʲej]

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• Rhymes: -ej

Adverb

караце́й • (karacjéj)

1. comparative degree of каро́тка (karótka, “shortly”): more shortly
2. in short, in other words, long story short
   • 2014, Уладзіслаў Ахроменка, Музы і свінні, Litres (2018), →ISBN:

     Дзед Тала́ш — на́ша белару́скае ўсё. Партыза́ны-партыза́ны, белару́скія сыны́. По́дзвіг наро́да несмяро́тны. Жывы́ сы́мбаль, караце́й.

     Dzjed Taláš — náša bjelarúskaje ŭsjo. Partyzány-partyzány, bjelarúskija syný. Pódzvih naróda njesmjarótny. Žyvý sýmbalʹ, karacjéj.

     Grandfather Talash is all about being a Belarusian. Partisans are the sons of Belarus. Peoples' heroic deeds are immortal. In short, he is a living symbol.

See also

• карацейшы (karacjejšy)

References

• “карацей” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org