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край
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Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *krajь.
Pronunciation
Noun
край • (kraj) m inan (genitive кра́ю, nominative plural краі́, genitive plural краёў)
Declension
Declension of край (inan soft masc-form accent-c)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
- краяві́д (krajavíd)
References
- “край” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *krajь.
Pronunciation
Noun
край • (kraj) m
- end, finish
- termination, completion, conclusion, close, ending
- Synonym: завъ́ршек (zavǎ́ršek)
- edge, brink, verge, brim
- outskirt, edge, skirt, fringe, end
- Synonym: покра́йнина (pokrájnina)
- vicinity, region, parts
- Synonym: о́бласт (óblast)
- corner, recess
- Synonym: кът (kǎt)
Declension
1Rare.
Preposition
край • (kraj)
References
Anagrams
- край- (kraj-)
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Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak kraj, from Proto-Slavic *krajь.
Pronunciation
Noun
край (kraj) m inan (diminutive країчок, related adjective крайнї or крайови)
- end, ending, finish
- на краю лєса ― na kraju ljesa ― at an end of the forest
- region, area
- у хторим краю варошу биваце? ― u xtorim kraju varošu bivace? ― which region of town do you live in?
- country, province, landscape, scenery
- homeland, home
- shore, coast
- привеслал ґу краю ― priveslal gu kraju ― he rowed to the shore
- чамец плїва коло краю ― čamec pljiva kolo kraju ― the boat floated along the shore
- arm (of scales, crane, etc.), extremity
- rim, edge, periphery
- Synonym: орубенєц (orubenjec)
Declension
Related terms
adjectives
- накрайни (nakrajni)
adverbs
- накрай (nakraj)
References
- Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “край”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “country”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 70
- Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “landscape”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 162
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krajь.
Pronunciation
Noun
край • (kraj) m inan (genitive кра́я, nominative plural края́, genitive plural краёв, relational adjective краево́й, diminutive кра́ешек)
Declension
△ Irregular.
1 Only in the terms с кра́ю (s kráju); конца́-кра́ю нет (koncá-kráju net).
2 на краю́ (na krajú) is used in the sense "on the edge/boundary/side"; в краю́ (v krajú) is used in the sense "in the land/country". в кра́е (v kráje) is used in the sense "in the krai/administrative region".
△ Irregular.
1 Only in the terms съ кра́ю (s kráju); конца́-кра́ю нѣтъ (koncá-kráju nět).
2 на краю́ (na krajú) is used in the sense "on the edge/boundary/side"; въ краю́ (v krajú) is used in the sense "in the land/country". въ кра́ѣ (v krájě) is used in the sense "in the krai/administrative region".
Synonyms
- коне́ц (konéc), оконе́чность (okonéčnostʹ), преде́л (predél)
- перифери́я (periferíja), окра́ина (okráina)
- страна́ (straná), о́бласть (óblastʹ), ме́стность (méstnostʹ)
Derived terms
Compounds:
- непоча́тый край m (nepočátyj kraj)
Related terms
- кра́йность (krájnostʹ), краю́ха (krajúxa), краеве́д (krajevéd), краеве́дение (krajevédenije)
- кра́йний (krájnij), бескра́йний (beskrájnij), бескра́йный (beskrájnyj)
- кра́йне (krájne)
Descendants
- → Yakut: кыраай (kıraay)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “край”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “край”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *krajь.
Pronunciation
Noun
край • (kraj) m inan (genitive кра́ю, nominative plural краї́, genitive plural краї́в, relational adjective безкра́їй or безкра́йній)
Declension
Noun
край • (kraj) m inan (genitive кра́ю, nominative plural краї́, genitive plural краї́в)
- krai (administrative unit)
Declension
Preposition
край • (kraj)
Derived terms
- без кінця-кра́ю (bez kincja-kráju)
- безкра́їй (bezkrájij)
- від кра́ю до кра́ю (vid kráju do kráju)
- до само́го кра́ю (do samóho kráju)
- краєзна́вець (krajeznávecʹ)
- край не́ба (kraj néba)
- крайне́бо (krajnébo)
- края́нин (krajányn)
- на край сві́ту (na kraj svítu)
- на краю́ сві́ту (na krajú svítu)
- непоча́тий край (nepočátyj kraj)
- окра́їна (okrájina)
- покла́сти край (poklásty kraj)
- рі́дний край (rídnyj kraj)
- Украї́на (Ukrajína)
- че́рез край (čérez kraj)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “край”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “край”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
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