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Russian
Etymology
Compare Ukrainian будь-який (budʹ-jakyj) or Polish bądź.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-нибудь • (-nibudʹ)
- any-, an indefinite particle used in the following compound pronouns:
Usage notes
The letter у (u) in -нибудь (-nibudʹ) can carry the secondary stress; different from the primary stress that is common in Russian. As a similar tendency, the letter и (i) in -либо (-libo) also carries the secondary stress.
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