добрий вечір

Ukrainian

Ukrainian phrasebook

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Alternative forms

dobry večur — Podlachian

Etymology

Literally, “good evening”.

Pronunciation

до́брий ве́чір: IPA^(key): [ˈdɔbrei̯ ˈʋɛt͡ʃʲir]
(dated) добри́й ве́чір: IPA^(key): [dɔˈbrɪi̯ ˈʋɛt͡ʃʲir]
Audio; “до́брий ве́чір” (“dóbryj véčir”): (file)

Interjection

до́брий ве́чір • (dóbryj véčir)

good evening
Synonyms: добри́вечір (dobrývečir), до́брого ве́чора (dóbroho véčora)

Further reading

Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “добри́й ве́чір”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ве́чір”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “ве́чір”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (в – відсрібли́тися), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN