можна

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian мо́жна (móžna), from Middle Polish można, ellipsis of (jest) rzecz można, literally, “[the] thing (is) possible”.[1][2] Compare Russian мо́жно (móžno).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmoʐna]
  • Rhymes: -oʐna

Predicative

мо́жна • (móžna) (impersonal, invariable)

  1. one can, one may
  2. it is possible

References

  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “możny”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “можна”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading

  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “можно”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 118
  • “можна”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • “можна” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian мо́жна (móžna), from Middle Polish można, ellipsis of (jest) rzecz można, literally, “[the] thing (is) possible”.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɔʒnɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Predicative

мо́жна • (móžna) (impersonal, invariable)

  1. one can, one may
  2. it is possible

References

  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “możny”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “можна”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
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