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), volumes 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), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 636
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