до біса

Ukrainian

Etymology

Literally means "[go] to the devil!". Compare with Pannonian Rusyn до беса (do besa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɔ ˈbʲisɐ]

Adverb

до бі́са • (do bísa)

  1. (derogatory, vulgar) a lot of, so much
    Synonym: бага́то (baháto)
    Мишей до біса назбігалось; Чимало й Пацюків зібралось, Старих і молодих ― Myšej do bisa nazbihalosʹ; Čymalo j Pacjukiv zibralosʹ, Staryx i molodyx ― There was a hell lot of mice; a lot of rats gathered, old and young

Interjection

до бі́са • (do bísa)

  1. (derogatory, vulgar) go to hell, get lost
    Synonym: геть (hetʹ)
  2. (derogatory, vulgar, swear word) damn it
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.