skoro

See also: skòro, skóro, and skôrô

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskoro]

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Adverb

skoro

1. almost, nearly

   Synonyms: téměř, takřka, bezmála

   Já jsem též na moři skoro zemřel. ― I almost died at sea as well.

Further reading

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

Lower Sorbian

Adverb

skoro (comparative skerjej, superlative nejskerjej)

1. Superseded spelling of skóro.

Old Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

skoro

1. quickly, fast
   • 1916 [second half of the 15th century], Stanisław Słoński, editor, Psałterz puławski‎^[2], pages 36, 2:

     Bo yako szyano skoro *zwyędnye (velociter arescent)

     [Bo jako siano skoro zwiędną (velociter arescent)]

Descendants

• Polish: skoro
• Silesian: skoro

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “skoro”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔ.rɔ/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈskɔ.rɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
• Syllabification: sko‧ro

Conjunction

skoro

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

Derived terms

adverbs

• skoro świt

 

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), skoro is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 6 times in scientific texts, 0 times in news, 9 times in essays, 20 times in fiction, and 23 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 58 times, making it the 1118th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

Adverb

skoro (comparative skorzej, superlative najskorzej)

1. (obsolete) quickly, swiftly; early; easily

   Synonyms: prędko, szybko, rychło

Further reading

• 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^[3]
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “skoro”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎^[4]
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1915), “skoro”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎^[5] (in Polish), volume 6, Warsaw, page 163

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

skòro (Cyrillic spelling ско̀ро)

1. soon (= ȕskoro)

   Skoro će veče(r). ― Soon it will be evening.

2. almost, nearly

   skoro nikad ― hardly ever

   Skoro sam se poskliznuo. ― I almost slipped.

Synonyms

• uskoro

Further reading

• “skoro” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “skoro” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish skoro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔrɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
• Syllabification: sko‧ro

Conjunction

skoro

1. until; when

Adverb

skoro (not comparable)

1. shortly, soon

Further reading

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskɔrɔ]

Adverb

skoro

1. soon, shortly
2. almost, nearly

   Synonyms: takmer, temer

Further reading

• “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

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch school.

Noun

skoro

1. school

Descendants

• → Dutch: skorro
• → Wayana: sikoro