спершу

Ukrainian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspɛrʃʊ]

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Adverb

спе́ршу • (spéršu)

1. first, at first, initially, in the first instance (before something else)

   Synonyms: споча́тку (spočátku), поперва́х (poperváx)

Related terms

• впе́рше (vpérše), упе́рше (upérše)
• пе́рший (péršyj)
• по-пе́рше (po-pérše)

 

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “спершу”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka