крај
Macedonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krajь.
Noun edit
крај • (kraj) m (relational adjective краен, diminutive крајче)
Declension edit
(end, edge):
Declension of крај
(region):
Declension of крај
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krь(jь).
Preposition edit
крај • (kraj)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krajь, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kroh₁(y)-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
кра̑ј m (Latin spelling krȃj)
Declension edit
Declension of крај
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krajь.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
кра̏ј (Latin spelling krȁj) (+ genitive case)
- near, next to, beside (= по̏ред, по̏крај, до̏, бли́зу)
- с(ј)едни крај мене ― sit next to me
- past, by (= по̏ред, по̏крај)
- Метак је пролетио точно крај мене. ― The bullet flew right by me.
- (proscribed) in spite of, despite (= у̏пркос/у̏спркос, по̏ред)
- крај свега тога ипак сам успио ― despite everything, I was successful