Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed from Polish napewno. By surface analysis, на (na) +‎ пэ́ўна (péŭna).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [naˈpɛu̯na]
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Adverb

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напэ́ўна (napéŭna)

  1. probably, most likely
    Synonym: вераго́дна (vjerahódna)
  2. definitely
    Synonym: пэ́ўна (péŭna)

References

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