навпаки

Ukrainian

Etymology

From на (na) +‎ Proto-Slavic *opakъ. Compare Macedonian наопаку (naopaku), Serbo-Croatian на̏опа̄ко / nȁopāko, Polish na opak, Czech naopak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐu̯pɐˈkɪ]

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Adverb

навпаки́ • (navpaký)

1. contrariwise, conversely, the other way round, vice versa
2. (conjunctive) on the contrary, to the contrary, rather (introducing a contrast to a prior statement or assumption)

   зо́всім навпаки́ ― zóvsim navpaký ― quite the contrary, quite the opposite

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “навпаки”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “навпаки”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN