едва

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)edъva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛdˈva]

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• Rhymes: -va

Adverb

едва́ • (edvá) (not comparable)

1. hardly, barely
2. just (about the time)

   едва́ когато започна да вали силно, се скрих.

   edvá kogato započna da vali silno, se skrih.

   Just when it started raining, I took cover.

References

• “едва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “едва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• веда (veda), дева (deva)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)edъva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(j)ɪdˈva]

• Audio:

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Adverb

едва́ • (jedvá)

1. hardly, barely
2. scarcely
3. just, barely, as soon as

Synonyms

• едва́-едва́ (jedvá-jedvá), наси́лу (nasílu), е́ле (jéle), е́ле-е́ле (jéle-jéle)
• то́лько (tólʹko), как то́лько (kak tólʹko)

Antonyms

• ещё ка́к (ješčó kák)

Related terms

• едва́-едва́ (jedvá-jedvá), едва́ ли (jedvá li)