напраўду

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• napraŭdu — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Univerbation of на (na) +‎ пра́ўду (práŭdu). Cognate with Polish naprawdę and Ukrainian напра́вду (naprávdu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naˈprau̯du]
• Rhymes: -au̯du
• Hyphenation: на‧праў‧ду

Adverb

напра́ўду • (napráŭdu)

1. (colloquial) actually, indeed, really

   Synonyms: сапраўды́ (sapraŭdý), папра́ўдзе (papráŭdzje), дапра́ўды (dapráŭdy)

References

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