скоро

Bulgarian

Etymology

Deadjectival adverb from Proto-Slavic *skorъ (“rapid”). Equivalent to скор (skor, “rapid, speedy”) +‎ -о (-o).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskɔro]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔro
• Hyphenation^(key): ско‧ро

Adverb

ско́ро • (skóro) (comparative по́-ско́ро, superlative на́й-ско́ро)

1. recently (in the past)

   Synonym: неда́вна (nedávna) (archaic)

2. soon (in the future)
3. rapidly, swiftly

   Synonym: бъ́рзо (bǎ́rzo)

Derived terms

• скорошен (skorošen, “recent”)
• отскоро (otskoro, “since recently”)
• наскоро (naskoro, “at recent time”)

Related terms

• скорост (skorost, “speed”)
• скоря (skorja), скорявам (skorjavam, “to speed, to hurry”) (archaic)
  • ускоря (uskorja), ускорявам (uskorjavam, “to accelerate”)
• скорна (skorna), скорвам (skorvam, “to wake from sleep”) (dialectal)

Adjective

ско́ро • (skóro)

1. indefinite neuter singular of скор (skor)

References

• “скоро”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скор”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 781

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskɔɾɔ]

Adverb

скоро • (skoro)

1. soon
2. recently
3. almost

Synonyms

• наскоро (naskoro)
• речиси (rečisi)

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskɔrɔ]
• Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
• Hyphenation: ско‧ро

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Slovak skoro, adverbial form of skorý, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *skorъ.

Adverb

скоро (skoro)

1. almost, nearly

   Synonym: лємцо нє (ljemco nje)

   • 2024 October 27, Лю. Дудаш, “Сопково ше вшадзи знаходза”, in Руске Слово‎^[1]:

     Случовало ше, док дзеци були менши – гвари Рожа, же сом ше озвала ґу дзецом по руски, вони обрацели на мадярски, а вец так доокола, та скоро и тераз. Углавним, цешиме ше у нїх, а и вони, озда исто тельо, у нас.

     Slučovalo še, dok dzeci buli menši – hvari Roža, že som še ozvala gu dzecom po ruski, voni obraceli na madjarski, a vec tak dookola, ta skoro i teraz. Uhlavnim, cešime še u njix, a i voni, ozda isto telʹo, u nas.

     It happened while the children were younger – Roža says, that I spoke to the children in Rusyn, they switched to Hungarian, and then like so all around, almost even now. For the most part, we take pride in them, and they, too, perhaps likewise, to us.

2. (obsolete) soon

   Synonyms: накратко (nakratko), (obsolete) наскоро (naskoro), нєзадлуго (njezadluho), нєодлуга (njeodluha), пофришко (pofriško), пошвидко (pošvidko)

3. (obsolete) quickly

   Synonyms: споро (sporo), фришко (friško), швидко (švidko)

Related terms

adjectives

• скорейши (skorejši)

adverbs

• скорей (skorej)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “скоро”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “almost”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 22

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

скоро (skoro)

1. vocative singular of скора (skora)

Russian

Etymology

ско́рый (skóryj) +‎ -о (-o)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskorə]

• Audio:

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Adverb

ско́ро • (skóro) (comparative (по)скоре́е or (по)скоре́й)

1. soon

   Ско́ро бу́дет ве́село ― Skóro búdet véselo ― Soon it will be fun.

   Ско́ро придёт по́езд ― Skóro pridjót pójezd ― The train will arrive soon.

2. speedily, quickly

Related terms

• вско́ре (vskóre)
• на́скоро (náskoro)
• поскоре́е (poskoréje)
• скоре́е (skoréje)
• скорогово́рка (skorogovórka)
• ско́рость (skórostʹ)
• ско́рый (skóryj)

Adjective

ско́ро • (skóro)

1. short neuter singular of ско́рый (skóryj)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skǒro/
• Hyphenation: ско‧ро

Adverb

ско̀ро (Latin spelling skòro)

1. soon (= у̏скоро)

   скоро ће вечер. ― Soon it will be evening.

2. almost

   скоро никад ― almost never

   скоро сам се посклизнуо. ― I almost slipped.

3. recently

Synonyms

• ускоро

Further reading

• “скоро”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
• “скоро”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskɔrɔ]

• Audio:

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Adverb

ско́ро • (skóro) (comparative скорі́ше, superlative найскорі́ше)

1. soon, before long
2. as, as soon as
3. if, in case

Synonyms

• незаба́ром (nezabárom)
• невдовзі (nevdovzi)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “скоро”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka