йоще

Bulgarian

Etymology

Univerbation of и (i, “and”) +‎ (dialectal/obsolete) еще (ešte, “yet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɔʃtɛ]

Adverb

йо́ще • (jóšte) (not comparable) (poetic)

  1. further, more of
    • 1883, Ivan Vazov, “Опълчениците на Шипка”, in Епопея на забравените:
      Нека носим йоще срама по челото, синила от бича, следи от теглото [...]
      Neka nosim jošte srama po čeloto, sinila ot biča, sledi ot tegloto [...]
      Let us keep carrying futher shame on our faces, bruises from the whip, traces from the yoke [...]

Alternative forms

  • йе́ще (jéšte), йош (još)

References

  • “йоще”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “йощ, йоще”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 110
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