авось
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic авосе (avose), from а (a, “but”) + осе (ose, “here”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈvosʲ]
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Adverb
аво́сь • (avósʹ)
- (colloquial) perhaps, maybe, possibly, may still, might yet (low certainty)
- Аво́сь повезёт. ― Avósʹ povezjót. ― We/I may yet succeed. (with low certainty)
Noun
аво́сь • (avósʹ) m inan (genitive аво́ся, nominative plural аво́си, genitive plural аво́сей)
- blind trust in divine providence; blind faith in sheer luck; blind trust in sheer luck; counting on a miracle
- Наде́ясь нааво́сь, я реши́л вы́ехать на встре́чную по́лосу, что́бы объе́хать про́бку.
- Nadéjasʹ na avósʹ, ja rešíl výjexatʹ na vstréčnuju pólosu, štóby obʺjéxatʹ próbku.
- Counting on a miracle, I decided to slip into the oncoming lane to get around the traffic jam.
- faith in serendipity; counting on pure luck
- ру́сский «аво́сь» ― rússkij “avósʹ” ― said about the alleged unconcern of Russians and their tendency to rely on luck
- нааво́сь ― na avósʹ ― counting on pure luck
- Аво́сь с небо́сем води́лись, да о́ба в я́му ввали́лись.
- Avósʹ s nebósem vodílisʹ, da óba v jámu vvalílisʹ.
- "Avos" and "Nebos" hung out together and both fell into a hole. (one can't rely on luck alone)
- Отаво́ся добра́ не жди.
- Ot avósja dobrá ne ždi.
- Don't expect anything good from "Avos". (one can't rely on luck alone)
Declension
Declension of аво́сь (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | аво́сь avósʹ | аво́си avósi |
genitive | аво́ся avósja | аво́сей avósej |
dative | аво́сю avósju | аво́сям avósjam |
accusative | аво́сь avósʹ | аво́си avósi |
instrumental | аво́сем avósem | аво́сями avósjami |
prepositional | аво́се avóse | аво́сях avósjax |
Pre-reform declension of аво́сь (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-a)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | аво́сь avósʹ | аво́си avósi |
genitive | аво́ся avósja | аво́сей avósej |
dative | аво́сю avósju | аво́сямъ avósjam |
accusative | аво́сь avósʹ | аво́си avósi |
instrumental | аво́семъ avósem | аво́сями avósjami |
prepositional | аво́сѣ avósě | аво́сяхъ avósjax |
Related terms
- аво́ська f (avósʹka)
- аво́сь, да небо́сь - хоть брось (avósʹ, da nebósʹ - xotʹ brosʹ)
See also
Russian avos' on Wikipedia.Wikipedia