скоро

Bulgarian

Etymology

Deadjectival adverb from Proto-Slavic *skorъ (“rapid”). Equivalent to скор (skor, “rapid, speedy”) +‎ -о (-o).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskɔro]

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Adverb

ско́ро • (skóro) (comparative по́-ско́ро, superlative на́й-ско́ро)

1. recently (in the past)

   Synonym: неда́вна (nedávna) (archaic)

2. soon (in the future)
3. rapidly, swiftly

   Synonym: бъ́рзо (bǎ́rzo)

Derived terms

• скорошен (skorošen, “recent”)
• отскоро (otskoro, “since recently”)
• наскоро (naskoro, “at recent time”)

Related terms

• скорост (skorost, “speed”)
• скоря (skorja), скорявам (skorjavam, “to speed, to hurry”) (archaic)
  • ускоря (uskorja), ускорявам (uskorjavam, “to accelerate”)
• скорна (skorna), скорвам (skorvam, “to wake from sleep”) (dialectal)

Adjective

ско́ро • (skóro)

1. indefinite neuter singular of скор (skor)

References

• “скоро”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скор”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 781

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskɔɾɔ]

Adverb

скоро • (skoro)

1. soon
2. recently
3. almost

Synonyms

• наскоро (naskoro)
• речиси (rečisi)

Russian

Etymology

ско́рый (skóryj) +‎ -о (-o)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskorə]

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Adverb

ско́ро • (skóro) (comparative (по)скоре́е or (по)скоре́й)

1. soon

   Ско́ро бу́дет ве́село ― Skóro búdet véselo ― Soon it will be fun.

   Ско́ро придёт по́езд ― Skóro pridjót pójezd ― The train will arrive soon.

2. speedily, quickly

Related terms

• вско́ре (vskóre)
• ско́рый (skóryj)
• на́скоро (náskoro)
• поскоре́е (poskoréje)
• ско́рость (skórostʹ)
• скоре́е (skoréje)
• скорогово́рка (skorogovórka)

Adjective

ско́ро • (skóro)

1. short neuter singular of ско́рый (skóryj)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skǒro/
• Hyphenation: ско‧ро

Adverb

ско̀ро (Latin spelling skòro)

1. soon (= у̏скоро)

   скоро ће вечер. ― Soon it will be evening.

2. almost

   скоро никад ― almost never

   скоро сам се посклизнуо. ― I almost slipped.

3. recently

Synonyms

• ускоро

Further reading

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

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskɔrɔ]

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Adverb

ско́ро • (skóro) (comparative скорі́ше, superlative найскорі́ше)

1. soon, before long
2. as, as soon as
3. if, in case

Synonyms

• незаба́ром (nezabárom)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “скоро”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka