skoro

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See also: skòro, skóro, and skôrô

Czech

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈskoro]
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Adverb

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skoro

  1. almost, nearly
    Synonyms: téměř, takřka, bezmála
    jsem též na moři skoro zemřel.I almost died at sea as well.

Further reading

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  • skoro”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • skoro”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • skoro”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Lower Sorbian

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Adverb

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skoro (comparative skerjej, superlative nejskerjej)

  1. Superseded spelling of skóro.

Old Polish

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Etymology

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From skory +‎ -o. First attested in the 15th century. Compare Old Czech skoro and Old Slovak skoro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /skɔrɔ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /skɔrɔ/

Adverb

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skoro

  1. (attested in Greater Poland) quickly, fast
    • 1916 [second half of the 15th century], Stanisław Słoński, editor, Psałterz puławski[1], Greater Poland, pages 36, 2:
      Bo yako szyano skoro *zwyędnye (velociter arescent)
      [Bo jako siano skoro zwiędną (velociter arescent)]

Descendants

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  • Polish: skoro
  • Silesian: skoro

References

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  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “skoro”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish skoro. By surface analysis, skory +‎ -o. Compare Kashubian skòro and Slovincian skôrô.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
  • Syllabification: sko‧ro

Conjunction

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skoro

  1. since (because)
  2. (archaic or literary) as soon as
  3. (obsolete) when

Derived terms

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adverbs

Adverb

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skoro (comparative skorzej, superlative najskorzej)

  1. (obsolete) quickly, swiftly; early; easily
    Synonyms: prędko, (dialectal) skorno, szybko, rychło

Further reading

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  • skoro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • skoro in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “skoro”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • SKORO”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 18.11.2008
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “skoro”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “skoro”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1915), “skoro”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 6, Warsaw, page 163

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skǒro/
  • Hyphenation: sko‧ro

Adverb

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skòro (Cyrillic spelling ско̀ро)

  1. soon (= ȕskoro)
    Skoro će veče(r).Soon it will be evening.
  2. almost, nearly
    skoro nikadhardly ever
    Skoro sam se poskliznuo.I almost slipped.

Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • skoro”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • skoro”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Silesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish skoro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskɔ.rɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
  • Syllabification: sko‧ro

Conjunction

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skoro

  1. until; when

Adverb

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skoro (not comparable)

  1. shortly, soon

Further reading

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  • Bogdan Kallus (2020) “skoro”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 379
  • Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “skoro”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 132

Slovak

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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skoro

  1. soon, shortly
  2. almost, nearly
    Synonyms: takmer, temer

Further reading

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  • skoro”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch school.

Noun

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skoro

  1. school

Descendants

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