убік

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• вбік (vbik)

Etymology

Univerbation of у (u) +‎ бік (bik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊˈbʲik]

Adverb

убі́к • (ubík)

1. aside, to one side, to the side, sideways

   Synonym: на́бік (nábik)

Usage notes

• The forms убі́к (ubík) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вбік (vbik) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “убік”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “убік”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “убік”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “убік”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “убік”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)