See also: краи and крај

Belarusian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *krajь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kraj]
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Noun

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край (krajm inan (genitive кра́ю, nominative plural краі́, genitive plural краёў)

  1. end
  2. region
  3. country, land

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References

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

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *krajь.

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Noun

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край (krajm

  1. end, finish
  2. termination, completion, conclusion, close, ending
    Synonym: завъ́ршек (zavǎ́ršek)
  3. edge, brink, verge, brim
  4. outskirt, edge, skirt, fringe, end
    Synonym: покра́йнина (pokrájnina)
  5. vicinity, region, parts
    Synonym: о́бласт (óblast)
  6. corner, recess
    Synonym: кът (kǎt)

Declension

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Declension of край
singular plural
indefinite край
kraj
кра́ища, кра́йове1
kráišta, krájove1
definite
(subject form)
кра́ят
krájat
кра́ищата, кра́йовете1
kráištata, krájovete1
definite
(object form)
кра́я
krája
count form кра́я
krája

1Rare.

References

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

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Pannonian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak kraj, from Proto-Slavic *krajь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkraj]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: край

Noun

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край (krajm inan (diminutive країчок, related adjective крайнї or крайови)

  1. end, ending, finish
    на краю лєсаna kraju ljesaat an end of the forest
  2. region, area
    у хторим краю варошу биваце?u xtorim kraju varošu bivace?which region of town do you live in?
  3. country, province, landscape, scenery
    Synonyms: обласц (oblasc), предїл (predjil)
  4. homeland, home
    Synonyms: (Serbism) завичай (zavičaj), отечество (otečestvo), оцовщина (ocovščina), родни край (rodni kraj)
    по велїх рокох врацел ше зоз швета до краюpo veljix rokox vracel še zoz šveta do krajuafter many years he returned from the outside world to his homeland
  5. shore, coast
    привеслал ґу краюpriveslal gu krajuhe rowed to the shore
    чамец плїва коло краюčamec pljiva kolo krajuthe boat floated along the shore
  6. arm (of scales, crane, etc.), extremity
  7. rim, edge, periphery
    Synonym: орубенєц (orubenjec)

Declension

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Declension of край
singular plural
nominative край (kraj) краї (kraji)
genitive краю / края (kraju / kraja) крайох (krajox)
dative краю (kraju) крайом (krajom)
accusative край (kraj) краї (kraji)
instrumental крайом (krajom) краями (krajami)
locative краю (kraju) крайох (krajox)
vocative краю (kraju) краї (kraji)
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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krajь.

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край (krajm inan (genitive кра́я, nominative plural края́, genitive plural краёв, relational adjective краево́й, diminutive кра́ешек)

  1. border, edge, brink, brim, fringe
  2. side, rim
  3. land, country
  4. krai, territory (in Russia)

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  • Yakut: кыраай (kıraay)

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *krajь.

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край (krajm inan (genitive кра́ю, nominative plural краї́, genitive plural краї́в, relational adjective безкра́їй or безкра́йній)

  1. country
  2. place
  3. end
  4. edge

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Declension of край
(inan j-stem masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative край
kraj
краї́
krají
genitive кра́ю
kráju
краї́в
krajív
dative кра́ю, кра́єві
kráju, krájevi
края́м
krajám
accusative край
kraj
краї́
krají
instrumental кра́єм
krájem
края́ми
krajámy
locative кра́ї, краю́
kráji, krajú
края́х
krajáx
vocative кра́ю
kráju
краї́
krají

Noun

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край (krajm inan (genitive кра́ю, nominative plural краї́, genitive plural краї́в)

  1. krai (administrative unit)

Declension

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Declension of край
(inan j-stem masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative край
kraj
краї́
krají
genitive кра́ю
kráju
краї́в
krajív
dative кра́ю, кра́єві
kráju, krájevi
края́м
krajám
accusative край
kraj
краї́
krají
instrumental кра́єм
krájem
края́ми
krajámy
locative кра́ї
kráji
края́х
krajáx
vocative кра́ю
kráju
краї́
krají

Preposition

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край (kraj)

  1. next to, beside, near

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