Belarusian

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Etymology

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From за (za) +‎ ме́ста (mjésta). Cognate with Polish zamiast and Ukrainian за́мість (zámistʹ), замі́сто (zamísto).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zaˈmʲest]
  • Rhymes: -est
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Preposition

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заме́ст (zamjést)

  1. (with the genitive case) in place of, instead of

References

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  • замест” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org