где

Bulgarian

Etymology

Contraction of къде́ (kǎdé). The spelling was influenced by Russian где (gde).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛ]

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Conjunction

где • (gde)

1. artificial spelling of де (de, “where”)

Russian

Alternative forms

• гдѣ (gdě) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic къдѣ (kŭdě), alteration of къде (kŭde) with the locative ending -ѣ, from Proto-Slavic *kъde.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ɡdʲe]

Adverb

где • (gde)

1. where

   Где мои́ сапоги́? ― Gde moí sapogí? ― Where are my boots?

Conjunction

где • (gde)

1. where

   Я не зна́ю, где мои́ сапоги́. ― Ja ne znáju, gde moí sapogí. ― I don’t know where my boots are.

Derived terms

• где́-либо (gdé-libo)
• где́-нибудь (gdé-nibudʹ)
• где́-то (gdé-to)
• не́где (négde)

Related terms

Russian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷe- (0 c, 10 e)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• гдје̏ (Ijekavian)
• ди, гди (Ikavian, Čakavian)
• ђе̏ (regional)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъdě, *kъde, from Proto-Indo-European *kwu-dʰē.

Adverb

где̏ (Latin spelling gdȅ)

1. where (interrogative)

   Где је твој брат? ― Where is your brother?

2. (proscribed, colloquial) whither, where, whereto

   Где си ишао јучер? ― Where did you go yesterday?

Pronoun

где̏ (Latin spelling gdȅ)

1. where