помедзи

Pannonian Rusyn

Alternative forms

  • помеджи (pomedži)colloquial, obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak pomedzi. By surface analysis, univerbation of по (po) +‎ медзи (medzi). Cognate with Slovak pomedzi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔˈmɛd͡zi]
  • Rhymes: -ɛd͡zi
  • Hyphenation: по‧ме‧дзи

Preposition

помедзи (pomedzi) [with accusative]

  1. among
    Synonym: медзи (medzi)
    трактор станул помедзи брадла
    traktor stanul pomedzi bradla
    the tractor stood among the haystacks
  2. between (indicates direction of movement)
    потрафел го помедзи плєца
    potrafel ho pomedzi pljeca
    he hit him between the shoulders

Usage notes

  • Note the different noun cases used between медзи (medzi, (chiefly) instrumental), помедзи (pomedzi, accusative), and спомедзи (spomedzi, genitive).

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