võib-olla

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Estonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From võib (can) +‎ olla (be).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vˈɤi̯b̥ˈolːɑ/
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Adverb

võib-olla

  1. maybe, perhaps
    Synonym: ehk

Further reading

  • võib-olla”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • võib-olla”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • võib-olla in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)