чесно

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛsnɔ]

Adverb

чесно • (česno) (comparative почесно, superlative најчесно)

1. honestly
2. fairly

Usage notes

• Unlike the English equivalent, this adverb only indicates manner, e.g. when modifying a verb, and cannot be used to assert the truthfulness of the speaker's utterance.

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• че̏хно, чѐно

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *česno (“garlic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃěsno/
• Hyphenation: чес‧но

Noun

чѐсно n (Latin spelling čèsno)

1. clove (a bulb of garlic)

Further reading

• “чесно”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From че́сний (čésnyj) +‎ -о (-o).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛsnɔ]

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Adverb

че́сно • (čésno)

1. honestly

   Synonyms: відве́рто (vidvérto), щи́ро (ščýro), щиросе́рдо (ščyrosérdo)

Derived terms

• че́сно ка́жучи (čésno kážučy)
• якщо́ че́сно (jakščó čésno)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “чесно”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “чесно”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “чесно”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “чесно”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “чесно”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)