звонку

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Belarusian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adverb

зво́нку (zvónku)

  1. from the outside (from an area that is beyond the scope, limits or borders of a given place)
    Antonym: знутры́ (znutrý)
    • 1928 [1928], Arthur Conan Doyle, translated by Кастусь Гарабурда, Глыбіня Маракота, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of The Maracot Deep, page 47:
      Звонку ў ілюмінатары ўліваўся цьмяны туманны сьвет, бы халоднае зьзяньне зімовай раніцы.
      Zvónku ŭ iljuminatary ŭlivaŭsja cʹmjany tumanny sʹvjet, by xalódnaje zʹzjanʹnje zimóvaj ranicy.
      A dim, misty light streamed from the outside through our porthole, like the cold radiance of a winter morning.
  2. outside (in an area that is beyond the scope, limits or borders of a given place)
    Antonyms: знутры́ (znutrý), унутры́ (unutrý)
    • 1938 [1883], Robert Louis Stevenson, anonymous translator, Востраў скарбаў, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Treasure Island, page 132:
      Праз хвіліну з нападаючых нікога не асталося, за выключэннем пяці чалавек: чацвёра ляжалі ўнутры частакола і адзін звонку.
      Praz xvilinu z napadajučyx nikóha nje astalósja, za vyključennjem pjaci čalavjek: čacvjóra ljažali ŭnutry častakóla i adzin zvónku.
      In a minute nothing remained of the attacking party, except for five men: four lying on the inside of the palisade and one outside.
  3. at a glance, on the surface, on the outside, outwardly (upon cursory examination; while seen at the exterior; seeming to be)
    Synonym: зне́шне (znjéšnje)
    • 1926, Maksim Harecki, На імпэрыялістычнай вайне, Minsk: ДВБ, page 13:
      Вось дык навіна!.. Адны маўчалі, задумаліся, другія з выгляду павесялелі, зашумелі. Але ўсё гэта было толькі звонку… А што рабілася ў сэрцы кожнага?
      Vosʹ dyk navina!.. Adny maŭčali, zadumalisja, druhija z vyhljadu pavjesjaljeli, zašumjeli. Alje ŭsjo heta byló tólʹki zvónku… A što rabilasja ŭ sercy kóžnaha?
      What a piece of news!.. Some were silent, deep in thought, while the others seemed to have cheered up and started chattering. But all of this was just on the surface… And what was happening in everyone's heart?
    • 1940 [1826], James Fenimore Cooper, anonymous translator, Апошні з магікан, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of The Last of the Mohicans, page 123:
      Захаваўшы звонку спакой, Хейвард адчуваў, як яго сэрца замірала, калі хто-небудзь з індзейцаў падыходзіў да бездапаможных сёстраў або хмура аглядаў кволыя фігуры маладых дзяўчат.
      Zaxavaŭšy zvónku spakój, Xjejvard adčuvaŭ, jak jahó serca zamirala, kali xtó-njebudzʹ z indzjejcaŭ padyxódziŭ da bjezdapamóžnyx sjóstraŭ abó xmura ahljadaŭ kvólyja fihury maladyx dzjaŭčat.
      While outwardly sustaining an appearance of calmness, Heyward felt that his heart sank, whenever any of the Indians came closer to the helpless sisters or fastened a sullen look on the fragile forms of the young girls.

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

звонку́ (zvonkúm inan

  1. dative singular of звоно́к (zvonók)