всуе

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic въсоуѥ (vŭsuje), from Proto-Slavic *sujь (“futile”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfsuɛ]

Adverb

всу́е • (vsúe) (no comparative)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) in vain
    Synonyms: напра́зно (naprázno), напу́сто (napústo)
  2. (by extension) without reason
    Synonyms: безпричи́нно (bezpričínno), безоснова́телно (bezosnovátelno)

Alternative forms

  • суе́ (sué)
  • суе- (sue-, “futile”)
  • суета́ (suetá, “vanity”)
  • суема (suema, “anxiety”) (obsolete, dated)

References

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfsuje]
  • IPA(key): [ˈfsuɪ]
  • (file)

Adverb

всу́е • (vsúje)

  1. (archaic or literary) in vain
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