вдовж

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

удо́вж (udóvž), вздо́вж (vzdóvž)

Etymology

From univerbation of в (v) + довжина́ (dovžyná).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwdɔu̯ʒ]

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Adverb

вдо́вж • (vdóvž)

1. lengthwise, in length
2. along

Usage notes

• The forms вдовж (vdovž) (used after vowels) and удо́вж (udóvž) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Related terms

• вдо́вжки (vdóvžky)
• впродо́вж (vprodóvž)
• до́вгий (dóvhyj)
• довжина́ (dovžyná)
• завдо́вжки (zavdóvžky)

 

Further reading

• “вдовж”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “вдовж”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “вдовж”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “вдовж”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)