мимо

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mimo.

Preposition

мимо • (mimo)

1. past
2. by
   • 1581, Ostrog Bible, Matthew 20:29-34:

     И се два слѣпцѧ сѣдѧща при пути слышавъша ꙗко їисусъ мимо ходитъ, възъписта глаголюща,....

     I se dva slěpcę sědęšta pri puti slyšavŭša jako iisusŭ mimo xoditŭ, vŭzŭpista glagoljušta,....

     And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying,...

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mimo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmʲimə]

• Audio:

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Preposition

ми́мо • (mímo) [with genitive]

1. past, by
   • 2015, Alekseev, Пьяное солнце [Pʹjanoje solnce]:

     Мимо нас, мимо нас, пьяное солнце. Оно уйдёт и больше не вернётся.

     Mimo nas, mimo nas, pʹjanoje solnce. Ono ujdjót i bolʹše ne vernjótsja.

     Pass us by, pass us by, drunken sun. It departs and will return no more.

Adverb

ми́мо • (mímo)

1. past, by

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mimo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mîmo/
• Hyphenation: ми‧мо

Preposition

ми̏мо (Latin spelling mȉmo) (+ genitive case)

1. by, past (of movement in relation to an object)
2. outside, in spite of (law, custom, agreement, hardship etc.; contrary to something established or expected)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mimo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪmɔ]

• Audio:

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Adverb

ми́мо • (mýmo)

1. past, by

   Synonym: повз (povz)

Preposition

ми́мо • (mýmo) (+ genitive case)

1. past, by

   Synonym: повз (povz)

2. (dialectal) despite, in spite of

   Synonyms: по́при (pópry), всу́переч (vsúpereč), усу́переч (usúpereč), незважа́ючи на (nezvažájučy na), наперекі́р (naperekír)

Derived terms

• мимові́льний (mymovílʹnyj)
• мимово́лі (mymovóli)

 

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мимо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “мимо”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “мимо”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “мимо”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “мимо”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “мимо”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)