"нежели" meaning in Bulgarian

See нежели in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Forms: neželi [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Old Church Slavonic нежели (neželi). By surface analysis, (dialectal) не́же (néže, “not thus”) + ли (li, interrogative particle). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|bg|cu|нежели|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Church Slavonic нежели (neželi), {{inh+|bg|cu|нежели}} Inherited from Old Church Slavonic нежели (neželi), {{surf|bg|не́же|ли|pos2=interrogative particle|q1=dialectal|t1=not thus}} By surface analysis, (dialectal) не́же (néže, “not thus”) + ли (li, interrogative particle) Head templates: {{head|bg|conjunction}} нежели • (neželi)
  1. Expresses comparison between relative states: but not, instead, rather than Synonyms: камо ли, негли
    Sense id: en-нежели-bg-conj-XMDHSw4A Categories (other): Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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