късно

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic късьно (kŭsĭno), adverb from късьнъ (kŭsĭnŭ); compare the verb оукъснѣти (ukŭsněti, “to be late”) and the noun закъснѣние (zakŭsněnie, “laziness”). късно (kǎsno) and the adjective късен (kǎsen) are compounds from the preposition къ (k, “to”) and the dative of сън (sǎn, “dream, sleep”). It was originally used to indicate someone who comes too late because he/she failed to wake on time. Possible cognates include Serbo-Croatian kasno (“late”), Russian ко́сный (kósnyj, “inert, lifeless”), Lithuanian kušlas (“weak, tired”), Latvian kusu (“tired”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɤsno]

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Adverb

къ́сно • (kǎ́sno) (comparative по́-къ́сно, superlative на́й-къ́сно)

1. late

   ра́ботя до къ́сно през нощта́

   rábotja do kǎ́sno prez nošttá

   work late into the night

Adjective

къ́сно • (kǎ́sno)

1. indefinite neuter singular of къ́сен (kǎ́sen)