крај

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See also: краи and край

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kraj]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *krajь.

Noun

крај (krajm (relational adjective краен, diminutive крајче)

  1. end, finish
  2. edge, rim, tip
  3. region
Declension

end, edge

region

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *krь(jь).

Preposition

крај (kraj)

  1. beside, near

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *krajь, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kroh₁(y)-.

Pronunciation

Noun

кра̑ј m (Latin spelling krȃj)

  1. end
  2. region, area
  3. rim
  4. shore
  5. land
Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *krajь.

Pronunciation

Preposition

кра̏ј (Latin spelling krȁj) (+ genitive case)

  1. near, next to, beside (= по̏ред, по̏крај, до̏, бли́зу)
    с(ј)едни крај менеsit next to me
  2. past, by (= по̏ред, по̏крај)
    Метак је пролетио точно крај мене.The bullet flew right by me.
  3. (proscribed) in spite of, despite (= у̏пркос/у̏спркос, по̏ред)
    крај свега тога ипак сам успиоdespite everything, I was successful