Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin ethnicus, from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós). Compare Polish etniczny, Russian этни́ческий (etníčeskij) and Ukrainian етні́чний (etníčnyj).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɛtˈnʲit͡ʂnɨ]
  • Rhymes: -it͡ʂnɨ
  • Hyphenation: эт‧ніч‧ны

Adjective

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этні́чны (etníčny) (no comparative)

  1. (relational) ethnic
    У Расеі шмат этнічных беларусаў.U Rasjei šmat etničnyx bjelarusaŭ.There are many ethnic Belarusians in Russia.

Declension

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Derived terms

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nouns

References

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