зимъс

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic зимѫсь (zimǫsĭ), a compound of зимѫ (zimǫ, “winter”) +‎ сь (sĭ, “this”), thus reflecting a fossilized accusative case of зима (zima). Compare Serbo-Croatian зимус.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ziˈmɤs]
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  • Hyphenation(key): зи‧мъс

Adverb

зимъ́с • (zimǎ́s) (not comparable) (colloquial)

  1. (during) last winter
  2. this coming winter, in the coming winter
  3. during (the) winter, in (the) winter
    Synonym: зи́ме (zíme)

References
  • “зимъс”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “зимъс”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зима; зимъс”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, pages 640-641
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