прецо

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak prečo. By surface analysis, пре (pre) +‎ цо (co). Cognate with Slovak prečo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɛt͡sɔ]
• Rhymes: -ɛt͡sɔ
• Hyphenation: пре‧цо

Adverb

прецо (preco)

1. (interrogative) why

   Synonyms: зач (zač), нач (nač), цо (co), цоже (cože), чом (čom)

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “прецо”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “why”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 377