Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From відо́мий (vidómyj) +‎ (-o). Compare Belarusian вядо́ма (vjadóma), Polish wiadomo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʋʲiˈdɔmɔ]
  • Audio:(file)

Predicative

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відо́мо (vidómo)

  1. (it is) known, well known
    всім відо́мо, що...vsim vidómo, ščo...everybody knows that... (literally, “it is known to everybody that...”)

Derived terms

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Particle

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відо́мо (vidómo)

  1. (parenthetical, dated) Used to introduce generally known information as an explanation: as you know, needless to say, of course

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