вщент

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• уще́нт (uščént) — post-consonantal

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Polish w szczęt (literally "into a remainder"). Compare дощенту (doščentu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʍʃt͡ʃɛnt]

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Adverb

вщент • (vščent)

1. (with negative connotations) Fully, completely.

   Вщент зруйно́ваний ― Vščent zrujnóvanyj ― Completely destroyed

   Смере́ка ви́горіла вщент.

   Smeréka výhorila vščent.

   The spruce burned out fully.

Further reading

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