зимъс

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• зимъ́ска (zimǎ́ska) — dialectal

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)

Related terms

• зи́ма (zíma)
• 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), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, pages 640-641