кроме
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic кромѣ (kromě, “outside, afar”), a locative case of Proto-Slavic *kroma (“edge, boundary”). Partially reintroduced into the modern language from Russian кро́ме (króme).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkrɔmɛ]
Preposition
кро́ме • (króme)
- (dialectal, rare) except for, aside from
- Synonym: осве́н (osvén)
- (dated) besides, moreover, other than
- Synonyms: о́ще (óšte), осве́н (osvén)
- акро́ме ― a króme ― on top of, in addition
- (archaic) afar, outside
- Synonym: извън (izvǎn)
References
- кроме in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1986), “кроме”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 18
- кромѣ in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"
Russian
Alternative forms
- кро́мѣ (krómě) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic кромѣ (kromě, “outside”), old locative case of крома́ (kromá, “partition”), from Proto-Slavic *kroma (“edge, boundary”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkromʲe]
Audio (file)
Preposition
кро́ме • (króme) (+ genitive case)
- except, besides
Derived terms
- кро́ме того́ (króme tovó)
Related terms
- кро́мка f (krómka)
- кроме́шный (kroméšnyj)
Descendants
- → Ingrian: krome