сярэдзіна

Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *serdina. By surface analysis, серада́ (sjeradá) +‎ -іна (-ina).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʲaˈrɛd͡zʲina]
  • Rhymes: -ɛd͡zʲina
  • Hyphenation: ся‧рэ‧дзі‧на

Noun

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сярэ́дзіна (sjarédzinaf inan (genitive сярэ́дзіны, nominative plural сярэ́дзіны, genitive plural сярэ́дзін)

  1. centre, middle, midpoint (a place approximately equidistant from the edges)
    Я ў сярэдзіне горада.Ja ŭ sjaredzinje hórada.I'm in the city center.
  2. mid- (time approximately equidistant from the beginning and end of something)
    Заняткі адновяцца ў сярэдзіне студзеня.Zanjatki adnóvjacca ŭ sjaredzinje studzjenja.Classes will resume in mid-January.
  3. middle ground
  4. (anatomy, colloquial) lumbar

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