чесно
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛsnɔ]
Adverb
чесно • (česno) (comparative почесно, superlative најчесно)
Usage notes
- Unlike the English equivalent, this adverb only indicates manner, e.g. when modifying a verb, and cannot be used to assert the truthfulness of the speaker's utterance.
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Most likely inherited from Old Slovak *čestno. By surface analysis, чесни (česni) + -о (-o).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛsnɔ]
- Rhymes: -ɛsnɔ
- Hyphenation: чес‧но
Adverb
чесно (česno) (comparative чеснєйше, superlative найчеснєйше)
- honestly, fairly, upright, square
- Synonym: шорово (šorovo)
- Antonym: нєчесно (nječesno)
- chastely
- respectably, honorably
- Antonym: нєчесно (nječesno)
References
- Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “чесно”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *česno (“garlic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃěsno/
- Hyphenation: чес‧но
Noun
чѐсно n (Latin spelling čèsno)
- clove (a bulb of garlic)
Further reading
- “чесно”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Ukrainian
Etymology
From че́сний (čésnyj) + -о (-o).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛsnɔ]
Adverb
че́сно • (čésno)
Derived terms
- че́сно ка́жучи (čésno kážučy)
- якщо́ че́сно (jakščó čésno)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “чесно”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “чесно”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “чесно”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “чесно”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “чесно”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)