з

z (romanization)
зь (alternative)
са (alternative)
z (alternative)
ź (alternative)
sa (alternative)

From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom. Compare Polish z, Russian с (s), Ukrainian з (z).


з

From Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs. Compare Polish z, Russian из (iz), Ukrainian з (z).


у

Middle Belarusian language
Old East Slavic language
Proto-Slavic language

From Middle Belarusian въ (v), from Old East Slavic въ (vŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).


у

From Middle Belarusian у (u), from Old East Slavic у (u), from Proto-Slavic *u.

at, by, near, in the possession of (+ genitive case)


для

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.

У мяне́ не́шта ёсць для цябе́.

for (directed at; intended to belong to)

Усё, што я раблю́, я раблю́ гэ́та для цябе́.

Usjó, što ja rabljú, ja rabljú héta dlja cjabjé.

for (in order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc.)

Гэ́та зана́дта склада́на для пачатко́ўцаў.

for (befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to)

Гэ́та но́вы звано́к для майго́ ро́вара.

Wiédama czym dla káwy sałódka śmiatána;

1859 [1834], Adam Mickiewicz, translated by Vintsent Dunin-Martsinkyevich, Pan Tadeusz, Wilno: Drukarnia A. Syrkina, translation of Pan_Tadeusz, page 90:

Everyone knows how cream for coffee makes it tasty;

for (to be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose)


да

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *do, from Proto-Indo-European *de.

ад часу да часу


на

on (denotes a place or an object on the surface of which movement or action is directed) [with accusative]

to (denotes a place, object or person towards which an action is directed or which is the end point of a movement) [with accusative]

Я падрыхтаваў твой абед і пакінуў яго на стале.

Ja padryxtavaŭ tvoj abjed i pakinuŭ jahó na stalje.

I prepared your lunch and left it on the table.

in, on (denotes a place or an object on which someone or something is located, something is happening) [with locative]


без

bjez (romanization)
бяз (alternative Taraškievica)
бязь (alternative Taraškievica)


па

pa (romanization)
по (alternative stressed)
pa (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *po. Compare Polish po, Russian and Ukrainian по (po), more distantly Lithuanian pa-.

па вуліцы: along the street

ехаць па абочыне: drive on the roadside

бегчы па сцежцы: run on a trail

(with the locative case) along, on (movement or location)

ісці па полі: go in the field

рэчка цячэ па даліне: the river flows over the valley

Падарожжа па Беларусі: Journey over Belarus

(with the locative case) over, in, on (place or space where something takes place)

Ісці па слядах: Follow the footprints

Уверх па ручаіне: Up along the brook

Накіроўвацца па маршруце: Follow the route

(with the locative case) along (direction)

Дзеці гулялі па той бок дарогі: The kids were playing across the street.

Хаты стаялі па абодва бакі вуліцы: The huts were located on both sides of the street.

Па парвую руку быў лес: There was a forest to the right.

старана старана

(with the accusative case) + бок, старана, край, рука) on (a place where something takes place or something situated; place is determined by pointing at a direction)

Улезці ў ваду па пояс: To come into the water half height.

Снег па калені: Snow up to one's knees.

Калёсы вязнуць у пяску аж па ступіцу: The wheels fall down in the sand as deep as the axis.

(with the accusative case) to used to name something that is a spatial border


ад

head

ад • (ad) (before consonant clusters ада)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otъ. Cognate with Russian от (ot) and Ukrainian від (vid), од (od).


аб

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ob. Compare Russian об (ob) and Ukrainian об (ob).


над

Я не мог знайсці свае ключы, таму што маё паліто было над імі.

Ja nje moh znajsci svaje ključy, tamu što majó palitó byló nad imi.

I couldn't find my keys because my coat was over them.

above, over (indicates the location, presence of someone or something on top of someone or something) [with instrumental]

Над яе няма прыгажэйшай.

There is no one more beautiful than her.

(obsolete) than (used to name the object of comparison) [with accusative]


пад

under (denotes the subject below which the action is directed) [with accusative]

under (below the surface of) [with accusative]

under (denotes an object towards the lower part of which the action is directed) [with accusative]

(colloquial) near (denotes a place, object, or person in the immediate vicinity of which the action is directed) [with accusative]

in, under (designates an object or concept, when naming an action or state, to the zone of which another action is directed) [with accusative]

in, on, under (referes to the state in which someone falls) [with accusative]

(colloquial) under (in the control, power of) [with accusative]


праз

across, over (from one side to the other of)


каля

каля́ • (kaljá)


перад

пе́рад • (pjérad)

пе́рад (canonical)
pjérad (romanization)

From Proto-Slavic *perdъ. Cognate with Russian пе́ред (péred).

Перад ад'ездам я вырашыў паглядзець яшчэ раз на Бярэзіну.

1947-1948, Віталь Вольскі, Перад ад'ездам:

Before leaving, I decided to have another look at the Biarezina.

Pjerad adʺjezdam ja vyrašyŭ pahljadzjecʹ jašče raz na Bjarezinu.

Мы селі на лаўку перад хатай.

1957-1958, Віталь Вольскі, Бусляняты вучацца лятаць:

We sat down on a bench in front of the house.


паміж

памі́ж • (pamíž)

→ Russian: поми́ж (pomíž)

па- (pa-) + між (miž). Cognate with Russian ме́жду (méždu), меж (mež), uncommon поме́ж (poméž).

памі́ж жыццём і сме́рцю


супраць

су́праць • (súpracʹ)

су́праць (canonical)
súpracʹ (romanization)

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From *sǫ- + *protivъ. Cognate with Russian супротив (suprotiv).


побач

по́бач • (póbač)

From по- (po-) + бок (bok) + -ь (-ʹ); compare Ukrainian побіч (pobič).


пры

pry (romanization)
case (prepositional with-locative)
pry (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei.


вакол

вакол • (vakól)


сярод

сяро́д • (sjaród)

сяро́д (canonical)
sjaród (romanization)

Related to серада́ (sjeradá), сэ́рца (sérca), etc.


замест

заме́ст • (zamjést)

заме́ст (canonical)
zamjést (romanization)

Compound of за (za) + ме́ста (mjésta). Cognate with Polish zamiast and Ukrainian за́мість (zámistʹ), замі́сто (zamísto).


між

between, among (expressing position in space or time) (+ instrumental or more rarely genitive)

between, among (expressing motion towards) (+ accusative)


падчас

падча́с • (padčás)

падча́с (canonical)
padčás (romanization)

Univerbation of пад (pad) + час (čas). Compare Kashubian pòdczas, Russian подча́с (podčás), Polish podczas, and Ukrainian під ча́с (pid čás).

"Прывітанне!", ён сказаў падчас нарады.

"Pryvitannje!", jon skazaŭ padčas narady.


пасля

пасля́ (canonical)
pasljá (romanization)

Пасля вячэры.

Пасля гэтага ў краіне пачаўся тэрор, падобны на 1930-я гады.

Paslja hetaha ŭ krainje pačaŭsja terór, padóbny na 1930-ja hady.

After that, terror began in the country, similar to the 1930s.


навокал

наво́кал • (navókal)

наво́кал (canonical)
navókal (romanization)
наво́кала (alternative)
навако́л (alternative)
навако́ла (alternative)
во́кал (alternative)
вако́л (alternative)
вако́ла (alternative)
во́кала (alternative)
уко́ла (alternative)
наўко́л (alternative)
наўко́ла (alternative)
navokal (alternative)
navokał (alternative)
nawokał (alternative)

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *okolo. Related to Russian о́коло (ókolo). Compare also Polish naokoło.

Наво́кал ры́начнай пло́шчы стая́ць драўля́ныя і на́ват цагля́ныя дамы́.

Navókal rýnačnaj plóščy stajácʹ draŭljányja i návat cahljányja damý.

There are wooden and even brick houses around the market square.

around [with genitive] (from all sides - spatial relation)

Гу́тарка ўвесь час вяла́ся наво́кал старшыні́.

Hútarka ŭvjesʹ čas vjalásja navókal staršyní.

The conversation revolved around the chairman the whole time.

(figurative) around [with genitive] (about, surrounding)


пра

From Old East Slavic про (pro), from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European *pró.


скрозь

скрозь • (skrozʹ)

skrozʹ (romanization)
skroź (alternative)

From Proto-Slavic *skrozě. Compare Polish skroś, wskroś.

скрозь гул мато́ра і ля́скат жале́за

over the hum of the motor and the clatter of iron

over, through (when designating any phenomena, states, etc., behind which something can be observed)

скрозь слёзы


акрамя

акрамя́ • (akramjá)

акрамя́ (canonical)
akramjá (romanization)

with the exception of
with the exception of

except, except for, apart from, aside from, with the exception of


бязь

бязь • (bjazʹ)

Ён міну́ў сельсаве́т з пані́клым бязь ве́тру сьця́гам, мале́нькую аднапавярховую школку, зачы́неную за́раз на вака́цыі.

2010, Піліп Ліпень, Рабаваньне па-беларуску:

He passed by a village council building, with its flag hanging limp without wind, and a small one-storey school building, currently closed due to vacations.

Jon minúŭ sjelʹsavjét z paníklym bjazʹ vjétru sʹcjáham, maljénʹkuju adnapavjarxóvuju škólku, začýnjenuju záraz na vakácyi.

(Taraškievica orthography) Alternative form of без (bjez): without


наконт

нако́нт • (nakónt)

нако́нт (canonical)
nakónt (romanization)

about, concerning, regarding [with genitive]


з-за

Compare Polish zza, Russian из-за (iz-za).


нягледзячы на

нягле́дзячы на

нягле́дзячы на • (njahljédzjačy na)

нягле́дзячы на (canonical)
njahljédzjačy na (romanization)
niahledziaczy na (alternative)

Univerbation of не (nje, “not”) + гле́дзячы на (hljédzjačy na, “taking into consideration”), from глядзе́ць (hljadzjécʹ).

univerbation

гле́дзячы на

нягле́дзячы на тое, што...

despite the fact that..., regardless of the fact that..., even though...

despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, no matter, regardless of


міма

head

мі́ма • (míma)

мі́ма (canonical)
míma (romanization)
mima (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mìmo. Cognate with Polish mimo, Russian мимо (mimo) and Ukrainian мимо (mymo).

when I see the people going up and down the street in shoals all day, and passing and repassing the shop every minute, by scores, I feel half tempted to rush out, collar somebody, bring him in, and make him buy fifty pounds’ worth of instruments for ready money.

1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, Домбі і сын, Менск: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, pages 86-87:

Kali ja baču, jak ljudzi natóŭpami xódzjacʹ cely dzjenʹ pa vulicy i dzjesjatkami snóŭdajucca kóžnuju xvilinu mima kramy, mjanje tak i padbivaje vyskačycʹ, sxapicʹ kahó-njebudzʹ za šyvarat, prycjahnucʹ sjudy i prymusicʹ jahó kupicʹ na pjacʹdzjesjat funtaŭ instrumjentaŭ za najaŭnyja hróšy.


паўз

паўз • (paŭz)

When Mrs. Dombey rose, it was a sight to see her lord, with stiff throat and erect head, hold the door open for the withdrawal of the ladies; and to see how she swept past him with his daughter on her arm.

1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, Домбі і сын, Менск: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 364:

Kali misis Dómbi ŭstala z-za stala, varta byló pahljadzjecʹ, jak jaje muž z njazhibnaj šyjaj i vysóka padnjataj halavój prytrymlivaŭ adčynjenyja dzvjery pjerad vyxódziŭšymi dámami; i varta byló pahljadzjecʹ, jak jana šparka prajšla paŭz jahó, pad ruku z jahó dačkój.


дзеля

дзе́ля • (dzjélja)

дзе́ля (canonical)
dzjélja (romanization)
dziela (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.

Усё, што я раблю́, я раблю́ гэ́та дзе́ля цябе́.

Usjó, što ja rabljú, ja rabljú héta dzjélja cjabjé.

Dziela hetaha jon i abłażyû takija reczy padatkam.

1892 [1878], Szymon Dickstein, translated by Напалеон Чарноцкі and Антон Ражаў, Dziadźka Anton, Tilsit, translation of Ojciec Szymon, page 9:

For this purpose he did impose a tax on such things.

Dzjélja hétaha jon i ablažýŭ takíja réčy padátkam.

for (in order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc.)


цераз

це́раз • (cjéraz)

це́раз (canonical)
cjéraz (romanization)
cieraz (alternative)

Possibly an alteration of older *чэ́раз (*čéraz),
from Old East Slavic чересъ (čeresŭ), from Proto-Slavic *čersъ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-. Compare Russian че́рез (čérez).

прайсці́ це́раз лес

працава́ць це́раз сі́лу

це́раз яго́ мно́гія пацярпе́лі

дождж ішо́ў на́ват це́раз по́ўдзень

Дзяжу́рыў цераз дзень.


проці

про́ці • (próci)

про́ці (canonical)
próci (romanization)
про́ціў (alternative)
proci (alternative)

Inherited from Old East Slavic противъ (protivŭ), from Proto-Slavic *protivъ. For the dropping of final -ў (-ŭ) (as in the alternate form and inherited compound words beginning with праціў- (praciŭ-)), compare also Czech proti, Ukrainian про́ти (próty). Other cognates include Polish przeciw, Russian про́тив (prótiv). Related to or perhaps derives су́праць (súpracʹ), супро́ць (suprócʹ).


апроч

head

апро́ч • (apróč)

апро́ч (canonical)
apróč (romanization)
апрача́ (alternative)
апры́ч (alternative)

а- (a-) or perhaps аб (ab) + *проч (*proč), the latter inherited from Proto-Slavic *pročь. Compare Polish oprócz.

до́ма ўсе, апро́ч ба́цькі

But I have no friend or acquaintance except you: and even for your sake, am little likely to make any.

1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 196:

Alje, aprača vas, u mjanje njama ni sjabróŭ, ni znajómyx, i navat dzjelja vas ja badaj ci staŭ-by ix šukacʹ.

апро́ч сы́на, у яго́ на выхава́нні пляме́ннік

apróč sýna, u jahó na vyxavánni pljamjénnik

in addition to his son, he is raising a nephew

Among other symptoms of this last affliction, she fell into the habit of confounding the names of her two sons-in-law, the living and the deceased; and in general called Mr. Dombey, either "Grangeby," or "Domber," or indifferently, both.

1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 406:

Aprača inšyx simptómaŭ, u jaje zʺjavilasja pryvyčka blytacʹ imjóny jaje dvux zjacjóŭ, žyvóha i pamjóršaha, i zvyčajna nazyvacʹ mistera Dómbi abó “Hrejndžbi”, abó “Dómbjer”, a inšy raz i tak i hetak.


паводле

паво́дле • (pavódlje)

паво́дле (canonical)
pavódlje (romanization)
pavodle (alternative)

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This worthy churchman rode upon a well-fed ambling mule, whose furniture was highly decorated, and whose bridle, according to the fashion of the day, was ornamented with silver bells.

1934 [1820], Walter Scott, translated by Іван Гарбуз, Айвенго, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Ivanhoe, page 10:

Pavažny prelat jexaŭ vjerxam na sytym mulje z paródy inaxódcaŭ; zbruja byla ŭpryhóžana, nakólʹki mahčyma, a vuzdečka, pavódlje zvyčaju tyx časóŭ, abvješana srebnymi zvanóčkami.

And hast thou been beaten, poor friend, according to the promise?

1940 [1882], Mark Twain, translated by Janka Maŭr, Прынц і жабрак, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of The Prince and the Pauper, page 91:

I što-ž, njebaraka, cjabje pabili pavódlje abjacannja?

according to (in a manner conforming or corresponding to)


апрача

апрача́ • (apračá)

апрача́ (canonical)
apračá (romanization)

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