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Russian
Etymology
From не- (ne-) + были́ца (bylíca)
Pronunciation
Noun
небыли́ца • (nebylíca) f inan (genitive небыли́цы, nominative plural небыли́цы, genitive plural небыли́ц)
- tale, fable, yarn, invention (story)
1893, Антон Чехов , “III”, in Рассказ неизвестного человека; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., An Anonymous Story, 1917:Куку́шкин врал про себя́ бессо́вестно, и ему́ не то что́бы не ве́рили, а ка́к-то ми́мо уше́й пропуска́ли все его́ небыли́цы.- Kukúškin vral pro sebjá bessóvestno, i jemú ne to štóby ne vérili, a kák-to mímo ušéj propuskáli vse jevó nebylícy.
- Kukushkin lied about himself in an unconscionable way, and they did not exactly disbelieve him, but paid little heed to his incredible stories.
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