никога

Bulgarian

Etymology

From ни- (ni-, “negating particle”) +‎ кога́ (kogá, “when”), continuing Proto-Slavic *nikogъda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnikoɡə]

Adverb

ни́кога • (níkoga) (no comparative)

1. never (at no time)

   Antonym: вся́кога (vsjákoga)

2. nevermore

Alternative forms

• ни́коги (níkogi) (archaic)
• никога́ж (nikogáž) (emphatic + же (že), archaic)
• никада́ (nikadá) (dialectal)
• ни́вга (nívga) (colloquial)

References

• никога in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• Georgiev Vl. I., Duridanov I., editors (1995) , “никога”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 647
• Georgiev Vl. I., Duridanov I., editors (1995) , “нивга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 636