далебі

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• да́лебі́г (dálebíh), да́лебо (dálebo), дали́бі (dalýbi), де́лебі (délebi)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian далибогъ (daliboh). By surface analysis, univerbation of да (da) +‎ ле (le) +‎ бі (bi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɐɫeˈbʲi]

Adverb

далебі́ • (dalebí)

1. frankly, honestly. really, indeed

Particle

далебі́ • (dalebí)

1. after all, still

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “далебі”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “далебі”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “далебі”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)