канечне

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• кане́шне (kanjéšnje)
• kaniečnie, kaniešnie — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Given the atypical -е (-je) adverbial ending, probably borrowed from Polish koniecznie (a native East Slavic formation would be expected to yield *кане́чна (*kanjéčna)). Alternative spelling and pronunciation likely influenced by Russian коне́чно (konéčno).

Pronunciation

• кане́чне: IPA^(key): [kaˈnʲet͡ʂnʲe]
• кане́шне: IPA^(key): [kaˈnʲeʂnʲe]

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Adverb

кане́чне • (kanjéčnje)

1. absolutely, necessarily
2. of course, certainly

Related terms

• кане́чны (kanjéčny)

 

References

• “канечне” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “канечне”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)