дыбом

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Russian

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Etymology

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Apparently the instrumental case of a no-longer-existent word; compare на дыбы́ (na dybý, on its hind legs (of a horse)), and see -ом (-om).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ды́бом (dýbom)

  1. (standing) on end
    у него́ во́лосы вста́ли ды́бомu nevó vólosy vstáli dýbomhis hair stood on end
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