втім
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- утім (utim) — after consonants
Etymology
Univerbation of в (v) + тім (tim).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʍtʲim]
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Adverb
втім • (vtim)
- meanwhile
- (conjunctive, preceded by а) yet, nevertheless, nonetheless
Usage notes
- The forms втім (vtim) (used after vowels) and уті́м (utím) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
References
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “втім”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 361
- “втім”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970), “втім”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – В), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 774
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “втім”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “втім”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “втім”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)