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Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Univerbation of нї (nji) + би (bi). Cognates include Belarusian ні́бы (níby), Polish niby and Ukrainian ні́би (níby).
Pronunciation
Adverb
нїби (njibi)
- apparently, allegedly, supposedly, ostensibly
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “нїби”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “ostensible”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 197