уп'ять

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• вп'я́ть (vpʺjátʹ)

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *pęta (“heel”). See оп'я́ть (opʺjátʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊˈpjatʲ]

Adverb

уп'я́ть • (upʺjátʹ)

1. (colloquial or dialectal) again (occurring another time)

   Synonyms: знов (znov), зно́ву (znóvu), оп'я́ть (opʺjátʹ)

Usage notes

• The forms уп'я́ть (upʺjátʹ) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вп'ять (vpʺjatʹ) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Further reading

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “уп'я́ть”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “уп'я́ть”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “вп'я́ть”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN