зач

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak zač, from a contraction of za + čo. Cognate with Czech zač.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzat͡ʃ]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃ
• Hyphenation: зач

Adverb

зач (zač)

1. (interrogative) why? what for?

   Synonyms: нач (nač), прецо (preco), цо (co), цоже (cože), чом (čom)

   гоч зач ― hoč zač ― for any reason (literally, “whatever for”)

2. which, that (relative pronoun)

   нє маю пенєжи, та нє маю зач купиц

   nje maju penježi, ta nje maju zač kupic

   they have no money, and so they don't have anything (that they are able) to buy

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “зач”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy