vakarienė

Lithuanian

Etymology

vakaras + -ienė. Cognate to Latvian vakariņas. Compare also similar formations in Belarusian вячэ́ра (vjačéra), Bulgarian вече́ря (večérja), Czech večeře, Macedonian ве́чера (véčera), obsolete Russian ве́черя (véčerja), Serbo-Croatian vèčera, Slovak večera, Slovene večẹ̑rja, Ukrainian вече́ря (večérja), and so on.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐkɐˈɾʲiə̯nʲeː]

Noun

vakariẽnė f (plural vakariẽnės) stress pattern 2

  1. dinner (evening meal)

Usage notes

  • In Lithuania and many neighbouring countries, the midday meal is the main meal of the day, rather than dinner.

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