вперше

Ukrainian

Ukrainian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: оди́н (odýn)
    Ordinal: пе́рший (péršyj)
    A.o.: впе́рше (vpérše)
    Sequence adverb: по-пе́рше (po-pérše)
    Multiplier: раз (raz)

Alternative forms

  • упе́рше (upérše)

Etymology

Univerbation of в (v) + пе́рше (pérše), neuter accusative form of пе́рший (péršyj, first).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʍpɛrʃe]
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Adverb

впе́рше • (vpérše)

  1. for the first time
    Coordinate terms: вдру́ге (vdrúhe), втре́тє (vtrétje)

Usage notes

  • The forms впе́рше (vpérše) (used after vowels) and упе́рше (upérše) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

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