Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěmьjьnъ. By surface analysis, сям'я́ (sjamʺjá) +‎ -ны (-ny). Compare Russian семе́йный (seméjnyj), Ukrainian сіме́йний (siméjnyj).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʲaˈmʲejnɨ]
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Adjective

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сяме́йны (sjamjéjny)

  1. family-having; not orphaned or widowed
  2. (relational) family
  3. family-based

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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