зыбь

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic зꙑбь (zybĭ, unsteady place, quagmire), from Proto-Slavic *zybь. Derivable synchronically as зы́б(кий) (zýb(kij)) +‎ ().

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɨpʲ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɨpʲ

Noun

зыбь • (zybʹf inan (genitive зы́би, nominative plural зы́би, genitive plural зыбе́й)

  1. ripple, swell (surface wave in the absence of wind)
  2. (poetic) wave (generally on the sea)
  3. unstable surface, quagmire

Declension