Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʋːɛt͡ʃerʲi]
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Adverb

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вве́чері (vvéčeri)

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

Usage notes

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  • 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.

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Further reading

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