споконвіку

Ukrainian edit

Alternative forms edit

  • з-покон-віку

Etymology edit

Univerbation of з (z, from) +‎ покон (pokon, the beginning) (obsolete) +‎ ві́ку (víku, of the age) genitive singular of вік (vik, age, era, eon). Compare Russian споко́н веку (spokón veku). Further from Old East Slavic конъ (konŭ, limit), from Proto-Slavic *konъ (beginning, end).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [spɔkɔnʲˈʋʲikʊ]
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Adverb edit

споконві́ку (spokonvíku)

  1. from the beginning of time, since the dawn of time, from time immemorial, since time immemorial, from time out of mind, since time out of mind

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