ввечері

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of в (v, “in”) +‎ ве́чері (véčeri), in this instance possibly a corruption of ве́чорі (véčori), locative case of ве́чір (véčir, “evening”). Compare Russian ввечеру́ (vvečerú).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋːɛt͡ʃerʲi]
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Adverb

вве́чері • (vvéčeri)

  1. in the evening
    Coordinate terms: вра́нці (vránci, “in the morning”), вдень (vdenʹ, “by day”), вночі́ (vnočí, “at night”)

Usage notes

  • The forms вве́чері (vvéčeri) (used after vowels) and уве́чері (uvéčeri) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Derived terms

  • сього́дні вве́чері (sʹohódni vvéčeri, “this evening”)

Further reading

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