чесно
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛsnɔ]
Adverb
чесно • (česno) (comparative почесно, superlative најчесно)
- honestly
- fairly
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.
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- че̏хно, чѐно
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *česno (“garlic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃěsno/
- Hyphenation: чес‧но
Noun
чѐсно n (Latin spelling čèsno)
- clove (a bulb of garlic)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From че́сний (čésnyj) + -о (-o).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛsnɔ]
Adverb
че́сно • (čésno)
- honestly
- Synonyms: відве́рто (vidvérto), щи́ро (ščýro), щиросе́рдо (ščyrosérdo)
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 [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)