знаёмы
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *znajemъ, present passive participle of *znàti (“to be acquainted with, to know”), possibly influenced by Polish znajomy. Compare Russian знако́мый (znakómyj), Ukrainian знайо́мий (znajómyj).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [znaˈjomɨ]
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Adjective
знаёмы • (znajómy)
- familiar, acquainted
- знаёмая мясці́на ― znajómaja mjascína ― a familiar place
- famous, well-known
- знаёмая мелодыя ― znajómaja mjelódyja ― a famous melody
Usage notes
- Sense 1 may also be used with з (z) to mean "familiar with".
Declension
Declension of знаёмы (hard)
| masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | знаёмы znajómy |
знаёмае znajómaje |
знаёмая znajómaja |
знаёмыя znajómyja | |
| genitive | знаёмага znajómaha |
знаёмай znajómaj |
знаёмых znajómyx | ||
| dative | знаёмаму znajómamu |
знаёмай znajómaj |
знаёмым znajómym | ||
| accusative | animate | знаёмага znajómaha |
знаёмае znajómaje |
знаёмую znajómuju |
знаёмых znajómyx |
| inanimate | знаёмы znajómy |
знаёмыя znajómyja | |||
| instrumental | знаёмым znajómym |
знаёмай, знаёмаю znajómaj, znajómaju |
знаёмымі znajómymi | ||
| locative | знаёмым znajómym |
знаёмай znajómaj |
знаёмых znajómyx | ||
Derived terms
- знаёмасць (znajómascʹ)
- знаёмец (znajómjec)
- знаёміцца (znajómicca)
- знаёміць (znajómicʹ)
- знаёмка (znajómka)
- знаёмства (znajómstva)
Noun
знаёмы • (znajómy) m pers (genitive знаёмага, nominative plural знаёмыя, genitive plural знаёмых)
- acquaintance
- Synonym: знаёмец (znajómjec)
Declension
Declension of знаёмы (pr pl-only adj masc accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | знаёмы znajómy |
знаёмыя znajómyja |
| genitive | знаёмага znajómaha |
знаёмых znajómyx |
| dative | знаёмаму znajómamu |
знаёмым znajómym |
| accusative | знаёмага znajómaha |
знаёмых znajómyx |
| instrumental | знаёмым znajómym |
знаёмымі znajómymi |
| locative | знаёмым znajómym |
знаёмых znajómyx |
References
- “знаёмы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “знаёмы”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)