удзень

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• udzień — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Univerbation of у (u) +‎ дзе́нь (dzjénʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uˈd͡zʲenʲ]
• Rhymes: -enʲ
• Hyphenation: удзень

Adverb

удзе́нь • (udzjénʹ)

1. by day, in the daylight (in the period of time between sunrise and sunset)

   Synonym: днём (dnjom)

   Antonym: уначы́ (unačý)

   • 1928 [1882], Mark Twain, translated by Makar Kraŭcoŭ, Прынц і жабрак, Wilno: Drukarnia „Wydawnictwo Wileńskie“ B. Kleckina, translation of The Prince and the Pauper, page 1:

     Удзень Лёндан выяўляў цікавы абраз — з бальконаў і стрэхаў весела павявалі сьцягі, па вуліцах ішлі цэрэмоніяльныя працэсіі.

     Udzjenʹ Ljóndan vyjaŭljaŭ cikavy abraz — z balʹkónaŭ i strexaŭ vjesjela pavjavali sʹcjahi, pa vulicax išli ceremónijalʹnyja pracesii.

     [original: By day, London was a sight to see, with gay banners waving from every balcony and housetop, and splendid pageants marching along.]

     By day, London was a sight to see, with banners waving merrily from balconies and housetops, and ceremonial processions marching along the streets.

   • 1939 [1906], Jack London, anonymous translator, Белы клык, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of White Fang, page 24:

     Нават удзень Генры не адважваўся адыйсці ад агню, каб насякчы сукоў.

     Navat udzjenʹ Hjenry nje advažvaŭsja adyjsci ad ahnju, kab nasjakčy sukóŭ.

     [original: Even in the daylight he did not dare leave the fire to chop fresh wood.]

     Even in the daylight Henry did not dare leave the fire to chop brushwood.

Usage notes

• The forms удзе́нь (udzjénʹ) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and ўдзень (ŭdzjenʹ) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

References

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