вівторок

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ukrainian вовъторъкъ, овъторъкъ, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vъtorъkъ. Compare Belarusian аўто́рак (aŭtórak).

The word likely received prothetic "о" at some point, though the source of this vowel is unknown.[1]

Sometimes alternatively explained as being equivalent to въ- (vŭ-) + вторъкъ (vtorŭkŭ): "(у)въ въторъкъ" → "(у)в овторок" → "(у) вовторок" → "(у) вівторок".[2], though this is much less plausible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲiu̯ˈtɔrɔk]
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Noun

вівто́рок (vivtórok) m inan (genitive вівто́рка, nominative plural вівто́рки, genitive plural вівто́рків)[3]

  1. Tuesday
    у вівто́рокu vivtórokon Tuesday

Declension

See also

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), вівторок”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 389
  2. Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972), вівто́рок”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volume 1 (А – Ґ), issue 1–11, Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 409
  3. Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), вівторок”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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