вбік

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• убі́к (ubík)

Etymology

Univerbation of в (v) +‎ бік (bik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wbʲik]

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Adverb

вбік • (vbik)

1. aside, to one side, to the side, sideways

   Synonym: на́бік (nábik)

Usage notes

• The forms вбік (vbik) (used after vowels) and убі́к (ubík) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вбік”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “вбік”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (в – відсрібли́тися), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “вбік”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “вбік”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “вбік”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “вбік”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)