замест

Belarusian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zaˈmʲest]
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  • Rhymes: -est
  • Hyphenation: за‧мест

Preposition

заме́ст • (zamjést)

  1. in place of, instead of [with genitive]

References

  • “замест”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • “замест” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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