всегда

Russian

Alternative forms

всѣгда́ (vsěgdá) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьśegъda. The все part is related to весь meaning "all, every, the whole". The -гда ending is also found in когда, see the etymology there. This ending may have derived from the genitive of год (god, “period of time”). See also годъ, тогда.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [fsʲɪɡˈda]
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Adverb

всегда́ • (vsegdá)

always

Derived terms

всегда́шний (vsegdášnij)
завсегда́ (zavsegdá), навсегда́ (navsegdá)
пе́рвый блин всегда́ ко́мом (pérvyj blin vsegdá kómom), сосе́дняя о́чередь всегда́ дви́жется быстре́е (sosédnjaja óčeredʹ vsegdá dvížetsja bystréje)

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