неўзабаве

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• nieŭzabavie — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Compare Polish niebawem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲeu̯zaˈbavʲe]

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• Rhymes: -avʲe

Adverb

неўзаба́ве • (njeŭzabávje)

1. soon (within a short time)
   • 1907 [1884], Eliza Orzeszkowa, translated by Vaclaŭ Lastoŭski, Gedali, Wilnia, pages 14-15:

     Nieŭzabawie na stale pajawilisia talerki z kisłym małakom i ahromnaja miska skwarkami ablitaj bulby.

     Soon plates with sour milk and a huge bowl of potatoes sprinkled with pork scratchings appeared on the table.

References

• “неўзабаве” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “неўзабаве”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)