pokraj

• IPA^(key): [ˈpokraj]

pokraj m inan

1. edge, periphery

• “pokraj”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pokraj”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “pokraj”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

• IPA^(key): /pôkraj/
• Hyphenation: po‧kraj

pȍkraj (Cyrillic spelling по̏крај) (+ genitive case)

1. alongside, next to, beside (= pȍred, krȁj, dȍ)

   Dođi, s(j)edni pokraj mene. ― Come here. Sit next to me.

2. past, by (so as to move from one side of something to the other (= pȍred, krȁj)

   Metak je proletio točno pokraj mene. ― The bullet flew right by me.

3. (regional) along, down (in a constant direction with or opposite another (= nȉz, dȕž, ȕzdūž)

   C(ij)elu večer proveli smo hodajući pokraj obale. ― We spent the entire evening walking along the shore.

• pored

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