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Ukrainian
Etymology
Cognate with Russian одна́ко (odnáko), Belarusian адна́к (adnák), Polish jednak.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
одна́к • (odnák)
- (adverbial, contrastive) however, yet
- Synonyms: проте́ (proté), втім (vtim)
Adverb
одна́к • (odnák)
- nevertheless, still, all the same
- Synonyms: все ж таки́ (vse ž taký), все́-таки (vsé-taky)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “однак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “однак”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “однак”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)