ледзь
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Belarusian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Clipping of ле́дзьве (ljédzʹvje). Compare Ukrainian ледь (ledʹ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ледзь • (ljedzʹ)
- (only) slightly, a little, barely
- Synonyms: чуць (čucʹ), злёгку (zljóhku), нямно́га (njamnóha)
- ледзь жывы́ ― ljedzʹ žyvý ― barely alive
- аго́нь ледзь гары́ць ― ahónʹ ljedzʹ harýcʹ ― the fire is barely burning
- ледзь чу́тна ― ljedzʹ čútna ― barely audible
- тады́ ён ледзь то́лькі пачына́ў піса́ць ― tadý jon ljedzʹ tólʹki pačynáŭ pisácʹ ― then he barely started writing
- difficultly, hardly, (only) with great difficulty, barely
- (in the negative with не (nje)) almost, nearly
Usage notes
[edit]- Senses 1 and 2 can both be translated as "barely", however sense 1 is primarily about something of very small magnitude, e.g. "there were barely any people there", while sense 2 concerns being able to do something only with great difficulty, e.g. "I barely managed to climb down the mountain".
- Sometimes reinforced using то́лькі (tólʹki), as seen in some of the usage examples.
Conjunction
[edit]ледзь • (ljedzʹ)
- as soon as
- ледзь узышло́ со́нца, я ру́шыў у даро́гу ― ljedzʹ uzyšló sónca, ja rúšyŭ u daróhu ― as soon as the sun rose, I got onto the road
- ледзь то́лькі ён вы́ехаў, ба́цька ўвайшо́ў у двор ― ljedzʹ tólʹki jon výjexaŭ, bácʹka ŭvajšóŭ u dvor ― as soon as he left, his father entered the yard
References
[edit]- “ледзь”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “ледзь” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org