спершу
Ukrainian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈspɛrʃʊ]
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Adverb
спе́ршу • (spéršu)
- first, at first, initially, in the first instance (before something else)
- Synonyms: споча́тку (spočátku), поперва́х (poperváx)
Related terms
- впе́рше (vpérše), упе́рше (upérše)
- пе́рший (péršyj)
- по-пе́рше (po-pérše)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “спершу”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka