ледзь

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• ledź — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Clipping of ле́дзьве (ljédzʹvje). Cognate with Ukrainian ледь (ledʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲet͡sʲ]

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• Rhymes: -et͡sʲ
• Hyphenation: ледзь

Adverb

ледзь • (ljedzʹ)

1. a little, slightly

   Synonyms: чуць (čucʹ), злёгку (zljóhku), нямно́га (njamnóha)

2. (colloquial) barely (with great difficulty)

   Synonym: ле́дзьве (ljédzʹvje)

3. almost [with не (nje)]

Conjunction

ледзь • (ljedzʹ)

1. as soon as

   ледзь узышло сонца, я рушыў у дарогу

   ljedzʹ uzyšló sónca, ja rušyŭ u daróhu

   as soon as the sun rose, I got onto the road

References

• “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