напэўна

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• napeŭna — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Polish napewno. By surface analysis, на (na) +‎ пэ́ўна (péwna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naˈpɛu̯na]

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Adverb

напэ́ўна • (napéwna)

1. probably, most likely

   Synonym: вераго́дна (vjerahódna)

2. definitely

   Synonym: пэ́ўна (péwna)

References

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