нібито

Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of ні́́би (ní́by) +‎ то (to).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲiˈbetɔ]
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Conjunction

ні́́бито • (ní́byto)

  1. as if, as though, as, like
  2. it is alleged/purported that, allegedly, purportedly

Synonyms

  • (all senses): на́че (náče), на́чеб (náčeb), на́чебто (náčebto), нена́че (nenáče), нена́чеб (nenáčeb), нена́чебто (nenáčebto), ні́́би (ní́by)
  • (as if, like): мов (mov), немо́в (nemóv)

Particle

ні́́бито • (ní́byto)

  1. (modal) (it is/was/seems/seemed) as if, as though; apparently, ostensibly, seemingly
    Synonyms: на́че (náče), на́чеб (náčeb), на́чебто (náčebto), нена́че (nenáče), нена́чеб (nenáčeb), нена́чебто (nenáčebto), ні́́би (ní́by)

References

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2019), “нібито”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 10 (на́ступ – о́бміль), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 548

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