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Ukrainian
Etymology
From де (de) + -не́будь (-nébudʹ). Compare Russian где́-нибудь (gdé-nibudʹ), Belarusian дзе-не́будзь (dzje-njébudzʹ).
Pronunciation
Adverb
де-не́будь • (de-nébudʹ)
- somewhere, someplace, anywhere (in an uncertain or unspecified location)
- Synonym: десь (desʹ)
- (colloquial) somewhere, someplace, anywhere (to an uncertain or unspecified location)
- Synonyms: (noncolloquial) куди́-не́будь (kudý-nébudʹ), (noncolloquial) куди́сь (kudýsʹ)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “де-небудь”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “де-небудь”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “де-небудь”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “де-небудь”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “де-небудь”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “де-небудь”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)