Belarusian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish niezależny. By surface analysis, не- (nje-) +‎ зале́жны (zaljéžny).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nʲezaˈlʲeʐnɨ]
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  • Rhymes: -eʐnɨ

Adjective

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незале́жны (njezaljéžny) (adverb незале́жна, abstract noun незале́жнасць)

  1. independent
    Мне ўжо 18 гадоў, я незалежны ад бацькоў.
    Mnje ŭžo 18 hadóŭ, ja njezalježny ad bacʹkóŭ.
    I'm already 18 years old, I'm independent from my parents.

Declension

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References

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  • незалежны” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org