вперше

Ukrainian

Ukrainian numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: оди́н (odýn)     Ordinal: пе́рший (péršyj)     A.o.: впе́рше (vpérše)     Sequence adverb: по-пе́рше (po-pérše)     Multiplier: раз (raz)

Alternative forms

• упе́рше (upérše)

Etymology

Univerbation of в (v) +‎ пе́рше (pérše), neuter accusative form of пе́рший (péršyj, “first”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʍpɛrʃe]

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Adverb

впе́рше • (vpérše)

1. for the first time

   Coordinate terms: вдру́ге (vdrúhe), втре́тє (vtrétje)

Usage notes

• The forms впе́рше (vpérše) (used after vowels) and упе́рше (upérše) (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), “вперше”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “вперше”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN