Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

скво́зе (skvóze)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) into and throughout, across (medium, substance, transit)
    Synonyms: (standard) през (prez), (dialectal) кръз (krǎz)
    скво́зе о́гън и во́даskvóze ógǎn i vódathrough any kind of hardship/hindrance (literally, “through fire and water”)

Usage notes edit

In the modern language, superseded by the more general през (prez).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 edit

References edit

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