назад

Belarusian

Etymology

From на- (na-) +‎ зад (zad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naˈzat]

• Audio:

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Adverb

наза́д • (nazád)

1. back, backward, backwards (to an opposite or reverse direction)
2. back (to a previous condition or place)
3. (postpositive) back, ago

   Synonym: (formal) таму́ наза́д (tamú nazád)

References

• “назад” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• наза́де (nazáde) — fossilized locative case

Etymology

Etymology tree

Bulgarian на- (na-)

Proto-Slavic *zadъ

Bulgarian зад (zad)

Bulgarian назад

From на- (na-) + зад (zad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈzat]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification^(key): на‧зад

Adverb

наза́д • (nazád) (not comparable)

1. back, backwards

   Antonym: напре́д (napréd)

   Объ́рна се наза́д. ― Obắrna se nazád. ― He turned back.

Related terms

• изза́д (izzád)
• отза́д (otzád, “from the back”)

See also

• напре́д (napréd, “towards the front, forwards”)
• надя́сно (nadjásno, “towards the right”)
• наля́во (naljávo, “towards the left”)

References

• “назад”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “назад”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899), “наза́дъ, наза́дѣ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 160
• “назад”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024

Anagrams

• задна (zadna)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnazat]

Adverb

назад • (nazad) (not comparable)

1. backward, in the back

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *nō

Proto-Slavic *na

Proto-Slavic *na-

Old Slovak na-

Old Slovak zad

Old Slovak nazad

Pannonian Rusyn назад

Inherited from Old Slovak nazad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnazat]
• Rhymes: -azat
• Hyphenation: на‧зад

Adverb

назад (nazad)

1. back, backward

   Antonym: напредок (napredok)

   • 2024 December 14, М. Афич, “Ремесло хторе ше отримало вецей як сто роки”, in Руске Слово‎^[1]:

     И заш ше так трафело же сом убег до тей старей Надьордьовей карчми, а вон бул там, та ми гварел: „Яй Владимире, Владимире, нє будзеш ти бановац? Нє придзеш назад?”

     I zaš še tak trafelo že som ubeh do tej starej Nadʹordʹovej karčmi, a von bul tam, ta mi hvarel: „Jaj Vladimire, Vladimire, nje budzeš ti banovac? Nje pridzeš nazad?”

     And it happened again that I ran to the old Nađorđ tavern, and he was there, saying to me: "Hey Vladimir, Vladimir, won't you regret it? Won't you come back?"

   • 2025 February 23, Вл. Дїтко, “Нє щезли памятки на велького фаховца и ерудиту”, in Руске Слово‎^[2]:

     Подприємство у хторим Александар роби ма коло 30 камиони, а накадзи ше враци зоз драги, наш собешеднїк на авту приходзи до Шиду, а так ше ознова и враца назад на роботу.

     Podprijemstvo u xtorim Aleksandar robi ma kolo 30 kamioni, a nakadzi še vraci zoz drahi, naš sobešednjik na avtu prixodzi do Šidu, a tak še oznova i vraca nazad na robotu.

     The company where Aleksandar works has around 30 trucks, and as soon as he returns from the road, our interlocutor comes to Šid by car, and so he returns back to work again.

2. synonym of назадок (nazadok)

Related terms

adjectives

• назадни (nazadni)

adverbs

• назадку (nazadku)
• назадок (nazadok)

nouns

• назадняк m pers (nazadnjak)

verbs

• назадовац impf (nazadovac)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “назад”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 471
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “back”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 33

Russian

Alternative forms

• наза́дъ (nazád) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

на- (na-) +‎ зад (zad)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈzat]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -at

Adverb

наза́д • (nazád)

1. back, backward, backwards

Derived terms

• Ни шагу назад

Related terms

• назади́ (nazadí)
• тому́ наза́д (tomú nazád)

Interjection

наза́д • (nazád)

1. get back

   Наза́д! ― Nazád! ― Get back! (often with an intensified form of emotion)

Postposition

наза́д • (nazád)

1. ago

   Пять мину́т наза́д ― Pjatʹ minút nazád ― Five minutes ago

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nâzaːd/
• Hyphenation: на‧зад

Adverb

на̏за̄д (Latin spelling nȁzād)

1. back, backwards

   Synonym: на̏тра̄г

   Antonym: на̏прије̄д / на̏пре̄д

   ићи назад ― to go back

Ukrainian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *nō

Proto-Slavic *na

Ukrainian на- (na-)

Proto-Slavic *zadъ

Ukrainian зад (zad)

Ukrainian назад

From на- (na-) + зад (zad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈzad]

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

наза́д • (nazád)

1. back, backward, backwards (to an opposite or reverse direction)
2. back (to a previous condition or place)
3. (postpositive, colloquial) back, ago

   Synonym: (noncolloquial) тому́ (tomú)

   па́ру ти́жнів наза́д ― páru týžniv nazád ― A couple of weeks back

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “назад”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “назад”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Наукова думка; Український мовно-інформаційний фонд, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “назад”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “назад”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “назад”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[3]
• “назад”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[4]