настрани

Bulgarian

Etymology

Univerbation of на (na, “on”) +‎ (archaic sg. gen.) страни (strani, “side”).

Adverb

настрани́ • (nastraní)

1. sideward (positioned on the side)
2. aloof (staying away from the epicentre of some event)

Related terms

• встрани (vstrani)
• отстрани (otstrani)

References

• “настрани”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “настрани”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010