In Russian, you can find words that are endowed with several interpretations. In different speech situations, they can indicate completely different meanings. The noun "edge" belongs to one of these words. The history of the word "edge" is as follows. This word is originally Russian. It refers to the Proto-Slavic vocabulary, was used in the Old Slavonic language. It is still present in many Slavic languages, for example, in Ukrainian and Belarusian. The noun "edge" has the following meanings.
Limit line
The edge is usually called the limit line or part of something. Imagine a break. Its edge is called the limiting boundary of a steep slope.
To illustrate the meaning, let's make a few sentences:
- "The soldier stood on the edge of the abyss, he was not afraid to look down, because his fate was already predetermined."
- "A glass was placed on the edge of the table, which could tip over to the floor at any moment."
- "I think the right edgethe product is a little crooked, all the work will have to be redone".
Country or region
This is the name of a certain territory, but no geopolitical reference is indicated. The edge is a certain territory that has common features. For example, certain territories where birds fly to spend the winter are called warm regions.
Let's give examples of the use of the noun "edge" in this meaning.
- "Soon the birds will fly away to warmer climes, because we can already hear the cold breath of autumn, the cold rains are pouring more often, and the heat is gradually disappearing."
- "Our region is rich in grain crops, it is not for nothing that it is considered the breadbasket of the entire region."
- "My native land is the place where I was born, where my parents live, where my heart is."
Administrative-territorial unit
In some cases, the noun "krai" may indicate the name of an administrative-territorial unit. That is, it is no longer a subjective territory, but a specific unit of the state.
Here are some sentences to illustrate the interpretation of this word:
- "The Krasnodar Territory is rich in a variety of natural resources: gravel, copper ores, mercury and natural gas deposits."
- "Several theaters operate in Primorsky Krai, as well as beautiful national parks."
- "The Perm Territory is a haven for representatives of flora and fauna,which are on the verge of extinction".
Several synonyms
As you can see, the meaning of the noun "edge" is quite extensive. It can be used in a variety of situations. And now we will select synonyms for the word "edge":
- Border. "You must not go beyond the bounds of the sheet."
- Outskirts. "On the very outskirts of the city there is a huge dump."
- Bok. "The side of the ship suffered some damage during the storm."
- Edge. "Near the very edge of the water, seagulls walked importantly."
- Place. "I'm returning to my native places, I haven't seen my little homeland for a long time."
- Region. "A state of emergency has been declared in our region."
- Country. "Migratory birds winter in warm countries."
Phraseological units with noun edge
Some speech units in Russian are part of phraseological units. They can be used in colloquial speech, works of art. They are also acceptable for various journalistic opuses. The noun "edge" is part of the following phraseological units.
- The end of the world. This points to a very distant place. "The village was at the end of the world, it was very difficult to get to it."
- See out of the corner of your eye (or hear out of the corner of your ear) - to see or hear something not fully, without paying enough attention. "I heard out of the corner of your ear that you give out free newspapers." "Waiter by the edgeeyes saw that the tea was already running out, so he hurried to the kitchen for a new portion of the fragrant drink".
- Over the edge - beyond measure. So you can say about the excess amount of something. "Fun poured over the edge, folk songs were sung loudly, the foxtrot was merrily danced and jokes were perverted."
- Enough over the edge. So they say when a person said or did something superfluous. "Vasily Yakovlevich was a little over the top and said too much, he should have stopped earlier and not made sarcastic remarks."
- No end - a huge amount of something. Most of the time this is about work. "Yes, there is still a lot of work to do, come on, get down to business!"
On the edge of death - to be in an extremely dangerous position. "The spacecraft is now literally on the verge of death, a serious malfunction has been detected."
Please note that idioms are not suitable for business texts, official communication, scientific papers. If you use the idiom "no end" in a business letter, then make a stylistic mistake.
Now you know what meanings the word "edge" has. It can be used in a wide variety of contexts. If it occurs several times in the same text, you can replace it with synonyms. But pay attention to the fact that the synonym must harmoniously fit into a specific speech situation.
