Belarusian

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Etymology

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From Old Belarusian основа (osnova), from Old East Slavic основа (osnova), from Proto-Slavic *osnova. Cognate with Russian осно́ва (osnóva), Ukrainian осно́ва (osnóva).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aˈsnova]
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Noun

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асно́ва (asnóvaf inan (genitive асно́вы, nominative plural асно́вы, genitive plural асно́ў)

  1. basis, foundation, base
  2. (in the plural) fundamentals, essential principles, ABC, basics, foundation
  3. (linguistics) stem

Declension

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Synonyms

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  1. падстава, глеба, грунт, база, падмурак, фундамент
  2. устоі
  3. корань

Derived terms

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References

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  • аснова” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org