либонь

Ukrainian

Etymology

Old East Slavic либо нѣ (libo ně). [1] Compare Russian либо (libo).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɫeˈbɔnʲ]

Adverb

либо́нь • (lybónʹ)

perhaps, maybe, allegedly, apparently, reportedly, probably

References

- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “либонь”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

Further reading

“либонь”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “либонь”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
“либонь”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
“либонь”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)

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