nie byle

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲɛ ˈbɨ.lɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɨlɛ

Particle

nie byle

1. (idiomatic) not just any (used to show that something is not like average objects of the same type) [with interrogative pronoun]

   Synonym: nie lada

   Grał na nie byle jakich skrzypcach, bo – Amatiego. ― He played not just any violin but Amati's.

   Profesor Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego to nie byle kto. ― A professor at the University of Warsaw is not just anyone.

Further reading

• nie byle in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• nie byle in Polish dictionaries at PWN