Category: Numbers & TimePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

Тиждень

/tyzhden/Roman

English meaning: Week

Definition

A period of seven days.

Example

“Наступного тижня у мене відпустка.”

In English: “Next week I have a holiday.”

Another example: “Наступного тижня я їду у відрядження.”

Usage — When, Where & How

A noun meaning 'week' (a period of seven days). Neutral register; common in scheduling. Note the fleeting vowel in oblique forms (тижня).

Etymology & Origin

English — Origin & History

The noun 'тиждень' (tyzhden) comes from the Proto-Slavic *tyžděnĭ, indicating a week, and remains consistent across Slavic languages, representing a significant measure of time.

Common Collocations

  • цього тижня
  • наступного тижня
  • минулого тижня
  • раз на тиждень
  • через тиждень

Word Forms

тиждень; род. тижня, мн. тижні

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Literary Heritage

“Борітеся — поборете! Вам Бог помагає!”

/Boriteysya — poborete! Vam Boh pomohaie!/

“Fight — and you shall overcome! God is on your side!”

Taras Shevchenko (Тарас Шевченко) · National Poet of Ukraine · 1814–1861

The Caucasus (Кавказ)

Kavkaz (1845) — Shevchenko's battle cry for oppressed peoples; recited by Ukrainians to this day

“Без надії сподіваюсь!”

/Bez nadi'yi spodivayus'!/

“Without hope, I hope! — I shall sing in winter as if it were spring.”

Lesya Ukrainka (Леся Українка) · Poet & Playwright · 1871–1913

Contra spem spero

Contra spem spero (Against Hope, I Hope) — written at 19; a hymn of defiant optimism

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