вочи

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak voči. Compare Czech vůči. By surface analysis, univerbation of в (v, “in”) +‎ очи (oči, “eyes”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɔt͡ʃi]
  • Rhymes: -ɔt͡ʃi
  • Hyphenation: во‧чи

Adverb

вочи (voči) (not comparable)

  1. halfway, in advance, in anticipation (of meeting someone)
    висц дакому вочи
    visc dakomu voči
    to do someone a favour
    (literally, “to come out halfway to someone”)

Preposition

вочи (voči)

  1. towards, facing [with dative]
    Synonym: (obsolete) проци (proci)
    исц вочи опасносци ― isc voči opasnosci ― to go towards danger
    Ишол просто вочи тенку.
    Išol prosto voči tenku.
    He went straight towards the tank.
    повесц дакому вочи ― povesc dakomu voči ― to say something to someone's face (literally, “to say to someone facing”)
  2. against, up
    веслац вочи води ― veslac voči vodi ― to paddle up the water
    стануц/ставац дакому вочи ― stanuc/stavac dakomu voči ― to oppose someone (literally, “to stand against someone”)

References

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