vakarienė

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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vãkaras (evening) +‎ -ienė. Cognate to Latvian vakariņas. Compare also similar formations in Belarusian вячэ́ра (vjačéra), Bulgarian вече́ря (večérja), Czech večeře, Macedonian ве́чера (véčera), obsolete Russian ве́черя (véčerja), Serbo-Croatian vèčera, Slovak večera, Slovene večẹ̑rja, Ukrainian вече́ря (večérja), and so on.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vɐkɐˈɾʲiə̯nʲeː]

Noun

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vakariẽnė f (plural vakariẽnės) stress pattern 2

  1. dinner (evening meal)

Usage notes

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  • In Lithuania and many neighboring countries, the midday meal is the main meal of the day, rather than dinner.

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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