убік
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- вбік (vbik)
Etymology
Univerbation of у (u) + бік (bik).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʊˈbʲik]
Adverb
убі́к • (ubík)
- aside, to one side, to the side, sideways
- Synonym: на́бік (nábik)
Usage notes
- The forms убі́к (ubík) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вбік (vbik) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “убік”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “убік”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “убік”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “убік”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “убік”, in Словник.ua [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)