vakarienė

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === vãkaras (“evening”) +‎ -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): [ʋɐkɐ²ˈrʲiɛnʲeː] Rhymes: -iɛnʲeː Syllabification: va‧ka‧riẽ‧nė === Noun === vakariẽnė f (plural vakariẽnės) stress pattern 2 dinner (evening meal) ==== Usage notes ==== In Lithuania and many neighboring countries, the midday meal is the main meal of the day, rather than dinner. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vakarieniauti ==== See also ==== (breakfast): pusryčiai (lunch): pietūs === References === “vakarienė” in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia]