ніби
/[ˈnʲibe]/
Ukrainianconjparticle
Definitions
- 1.as if, as though, as, like
- 2.it is alleged/purported that, allegedly, purportedly
- 3.(it is/was/seems/seemed) as if, as though; apparently, ostensibly, seemingly
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- на́че
- на́чеб
- на́чебто
- нена́че
- нена́чеб
- нена́чебто
- ні́́бито
- мов
- немо́в
Etymology
From ні (ni) + би (by). Cognate with Belarusian ні́бы (níby), Polish niby. Compare Old Ruthenian небы (neby, “like, as if”), Russian как бы (kak by), Czech and Polish jakoby.
Forms
- ні́биcanonical
- níbyromanization
- ні́́битоalternative