віч-на-віч

Ukrainian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋʲit͡ʃ ˈna ʋʲit͡ʃ]

• Audio

  (file)

Adverb

віч-на́-віч • (vič-ná-vič)

1. face to face, head to head

   Synonyms: тет-а-те́т (tet-a-tét), сам-на-са́м (sam-na-sám)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “віч-на-віч”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “віч-на-віч”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)