споконвіку

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Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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  • з-покон-віку

Etymology

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Univerbation of з (z, from) +‎ покон (pokon, the beginning) (obsolete) +‎ ві́ку (víku, of the age) genitive singular of вік (vik, age, era, eon). Compare Russian споко́н веку (spokón veku). Further from Old East Slavic конъ (konŭ, limit), from Proto-Slavic *konъ (beginning, end).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [spɔkɔnʲˈʋʲikʊ]
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Adverb

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споконві́ку (spokonvíku)

  1. from the beginning of time, since the dawn of time, from time immemorial, since time immemorial, from time out of mind, since time out of mind

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