сквозе

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic сквозѣ (skvozě, “through, across”), a locative case of Proto-Slavic *skvozъ (“aperture”). Cognate with Russian сквозь (skvozʹ), Slovak skozi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskvɔzɛ]

Preposition

скво́зе • (skvóze)

1. (dialectal, obsolete) into and throughout, across (medium, substance, transit)

   Synonyms: (standard) през (prez), (dialectal) кръз (krǎz)

   скво́зе о́гън и во́да ― skvóze ógǎn i vóda ― through any kind of hardship/hindrance (literally, “through fire and water”)

Usage notes

In the modern language, superseded by the more general през (prez). Originally, used to describe passage/crossing in and through a tunnel, slit, or another type of transit amid some barrier.

Alternative forms

• ско́зе (skóze)

References

• сквозѣ in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"