спочатку

Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of з (z, “from”) +‎ поча́тку (počátku), genitive singular case of поча́ток (počátok, “beginning, start”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spɔˈt͡ʃatkʊ]

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Adverb

споча́тку • (spočátku)

1. first, at first, initially, in the first instance (before something else)

   Synonym: спе́ршу (spéršu)

2. afresh, anew, over again, from the top

   Synonyms: зно́ву (znóvu), на́ново (nánovo)

Further reading

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