унутры

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian внутри (vnutri). Compare Russian внутри́ (vnutrí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [unuˈtrɨ]

Adverb

унутры́ • (unutrý)

1. within, inside (within the interior)

   Synonym: знутры́ (znutrý)

   Antonym: зво́нку (zvónku)

   • 1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 105:

     Дом унутры быў не вельмі вясёлы.

     Dom unutry byŭ nje vjelʹmi vjasjóly.

     [original: Not a joyful style of house within, but quite the contrary.]

References

• Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1984), “внутри”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 4 (вкупитися – вспевати), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 71
• “унутры”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “унутры” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org