никога

Bulgarian

Etymology

From ни- (ni-, “negating particle”) +‎ кога́ (kogá, “when”), continuing Proto-Slavic *nikogъda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnikoɡɐ]

Adverb

ни́кога • (níkoga) (not comparable)

1. never (at no time)

   Antonym: вся́кога (vsjákoga)

2. nevermore

Alternative forms

• ни́коги (níkogi) — archaic
• никога́ж (nikogáž) — emphatic + же (že), archaic
• никада́ (nikadá) — dialectal
• ни́вга (nívga) — colloquial

References

• “никога”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “никога”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 647
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “нивга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 636