сур'ёзны

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• surjozny — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian серьёзный (serʹjóznyj), the е>у change is due to influence of the close synonym суро́вы (suróvy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [suˈrjoznɨ]
• Rhymes: -oznɨ
• Hyphenation: су‧р'ёз‧ны

Adjective

сур'ёзны • (surʺjózny) (adverb сур'ёзна)

1. respectful, serious, thoughtful (which is determined by thoroughness, positivity in one's thoughts, actions, attitude in life)
2. serious (which indicates a thoughtful attitude towards something)
3. meaningful, serious (important, significant by topic, content, character)
4. serious (deserving, requiring attention because of its importance, significance, complexity)
5. concentrated, pensive (busy with thoughts)

Declension

Declension of сур'ёзны (hard)

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		сур'ёзны surʺjózny	сур'ёзнае surʺjóznaje	сур'ёзная surʺjóznaja	сур'ёзныя surʺjóznyja
genitive		сур'ёзнага surʺjóznaha		сур'ёзнай surʺjóznaj	сур'ёзных surʺjóznyx
dative		сур'ёзнаму surʺjóznamu		сур'ёзнай surʺjóznaj	сур'ёзным surʺjóznym
accusative	animate	сур'ёзнага surʺjóznaha	сур'ёзнае surʺjóznaje	сур'ёзную surʺjóznuju	сур'ёзных surʺjóznyx
	inanimate	сур'ёзны surʺjózny			сур'ёзныя surʺjóznyja
instrumental		сур'ёзным surʺjóznym		сур'ёзнай, сур'ёзнаю surʺjóznaj, surʺjóznaju	сур'ёзнымі surʺjóznymi
locative		сур'ёзным surʺjóznym		сур'ёзнай surʺjóznaj	сур'ёзных surʺjóznyx

Derived terms

nouns

• сур'ёзнасць f inan (surʺjóznascʹ)

 

verbs

• сур'ёзнець impf (surʺjóznjecʹ)

 

Further reading

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