озда

Pannonian Rusyn

Alternative forms

• оздак (ozdak), оздаль (ozdalʹ) — colloquial

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak azda, ozda. Cognate with Slovak azda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔzda]
• Rhymes: -ɔzda
• Hyphenation: оз‧да

Adverb

озда (ozda)

1. I guess, I take it, I suppose

   нє дома є, озда пошол на польо ― nje doma je, ozda pošol na polʹo ― he's not at home, I guess he went to the field

2. maybe, perhaps

   Synonym: можебуц (možebuc)

Particle

озда (ozda)

1. to express uncertainty, hypotheticality, etc. in questions or exclamatory sentences in question form; perhaps, maybe, really, actually

   Near-synonym: можебуц (možebuc)

   озда ци нїч! ― ozda ci njič! ― are you normal?! (literally, “maybe it's nothing to you!”)

   озда и вон ту? ― ozda i von tu? ― is he really here?

   озда ши ше уж врацел?! ― ozda ši še už vracel?! ― are you perhaps coming back yet?!

   • 2024 October 27, Лю. Дудаш, “Сопково ше вшадзи знаходза”, in Руске Слово‎^[1]:

     Случовало ше, док дзеци були менши – гвари Рожа, же сом ше озвала ґу дзецом по руски, вони обрацели на мадярски, а вец так доокола, та скоро и тераз. Углавним, цешиме ше у нїх, а и вони, озда исто тельо, у нас.

     Slučovalo še, dok dzeci buli menši – hvari Roža, že som še ozvala gu dzecom po ruski, voni obraceli na madjarski, a vec tak dookola, ta skoro i teraz. Uhlavnim, cešime še u njix, a i voni, ozda isto telʹo, u nas.

     It happened while the children were younger – Roža says, that I spoke to the children in Rusyn, they switched to Hungarian, and then like so all around, almost even now. For the most part, we take pride in them, and they, too, perhaps likewise, to us.

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “озда”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy