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Belarusian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-о́ • (-ó )
Stressed variant of -а ( -a ) .
Derived terms
Bulgarian
Suffix
-о • (-o )
Suffix added to adjectives to produce adverbs.
я́сен ( jásen , “ clear ” ) + -о ( -o ) → я́сно ( jásno , “ clearly ” )
Derived terms
Russian
-е ( -e ) — after palatalized consonants, hushing consonants and ц
Pronunciation
Suffix
-о or -о́ • (-o or -ó )
Suffix added to adjectives to produce adverbs; highly productive
однозна́чный ( odnoznáčnyj , “ unambiguous ” ) + -о ( -o ) → однозна́чно ( odnoznáčno , “ unambiguously ” )
бы́стрый ( býstryj , “ quick , fast ” ) + -о ( -o ) → бы́стро ( býstro , “ quickly ” )
сме́лый ( smélyj , “ brave ” ) + -о ( -o ) → сме́ло ( smélo , “ bravely ” )
го́рький ( górʹkij , “ bitter ” ) + -о ( -o ) → го́рько ( górʹko , “ bitterly ” )
со́бственный ( sóbstvennyj , “ (one's) own ” ) + -о ( -o ) → со́бственно ( sóbstvenno , “ in fact , as a matter of fact ” )
больно́й ( bolʹnój , “ sick , painful ” ) + -о ( -o ) → бо́льно ( bólʹno , “ painfully ; extremely ” )
глухо́й ( gluxój , “ deaf ; dull , muffled ” ) + -о ( -o ) → глу́хо ( glúxo , “ deafly ; dully , in a muffled manner ” )
дорого́й ( dorogój , “ expensive , dear ” ) + -о ( -o ) → до́рого ( dórogo , “ expensively , dearly ” )
ра́вный ( rávnyj , “ equal ” ) + -о́ ( -ó ) → равно́ ( ravnó , “ equally ” )
смешно́й ( smešnój , “ funny , comic ” ) + -о́ ( -ó ) → смешно́ ( smešnó , “ in a funny manner , comically ” )
у́мный ( úmnyj , “ clever , wise ” ) + -о́ ( -ó ) → умно́ ( umnó , “ cleverly , wisely ” )
лёгкий ( ljóxkij , “ light ; easy ” ) + -о́ ( -ó ) → легко́ ( lexkó , “ lightly ; easily ” )
хоро́ший ( xoróšij , “ good ” ) + -о́ ( -ó ) → хорошо́ ( xorošó , “ well ” )
горя́чий ( gorjáčij , “ hot ; hot-tempered ” ) + -о́ ( -ó ) → горячо́ ( gorjačó , “ hotly , warmly ; passionately ” )
да́вний ( dávnij , “ old , ancient , bygone ” ) + -о́ ( -ó ) → давно́ ( davnó , “ long ago ” )
Usage notes
The ending is most commonly unstressed even when the adjective is ending-stressed, but is sometimes stressed. Most of the time, whether the adverbial ending is unstressed or stressed follows the corresponding short neuter singular form of the adjective.
This ending replaces -е ( -e ) when stressed.
Derived terms
See also
-и ( -i ) ( used to form adverbs from adjectives whose stem ends in -ск- or -ий-/-j- )
Ukrainian
-ьо ( -ʹo ) — with adjectives with a soft ending
-е ( -e ) — with some adjectives, predominantly comparatives
Pronunciation
Suffix
-о • (-o )
Suffix added to adjectives to produce adverbs.
глибо́кий ( hlybókyj , “ deep ” ) + -о ( -o ) → гли́боко ( hlýboko , “ deeply ” )
ти́хий ( týxyj , “ quiet ” ) + -о ( -o ) → ти́хо ( týxo , “ quietly ” )
очеви́дний ( očevýdnyj , “ obvious ” ) + -о ( -o ) → очеви́дно ( očevýdno , “ obviously ” )
прости́й ( prostýj , “ simple ” ) + -о ( -o ) → про́сто ( prósto , “ simply ” )
Suffix added to adjectives and past participles to form predicatives or impersonal forms without a gendered referent.
Тут ти́хо . ― Tut týxo . ― It is quiet here.
Це неможли́во . ― Ce nemožlývo . ― That is impossible.
Зна́йдено нови́й вид! ― Znájdeno novýj vyd! ― New species found!
Usage notes
The ending is almost always unstressed, even when the base adjective has its stress on the ending.
Derived terms