skrz
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech skrzě, skrz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈskr̩s]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -r̩s
Preposition
skrz [with accusative]
- through
- Strč prst skrz krk ― Stick a finger through the neck
Usage notes
- It is more usual to use the instrumental case without a preposition:
- Projel skrz město. / Projel městem. ― He drove through the town.
Further reading
- “skrz”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “skrz”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “skrz”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Slovak
Alternative forms
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Slavic *čersъ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skr̩s/, [ˈskr̩s]
- Rhymes: -r̩s
Preposition
skrz (+ accusative)
Further reading
- “skrz”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026