спасибі
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Ukrainian
Ukrainian phrasebook
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Etymology
From earlier Old East Slavic *съпаси богъ (*sŭpasi bogŭ, “God save (you)”) (modern Ukrainian спаси́ Бог (spasý Boh) or спаси́ Біг (spasý Bih)). Compare Belarusian спасі́ба (spasíba) and Russian спаси́бо (spasíbo). Also compare the etymological development of English goodbye.
Pronunciation
Interjection
спаси́бі • (spasýbi)
Synonyms
- дя́кую (djákuju)
Derived terms
- спасі́бкати (spasíbkaty, “thank”)
- спаси́боньки (spasýbonʹky, “thanks”)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “спасибі”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka