спасіба

Belarusian

Etymology

From earlier Old East Slavic *съпаси богъ (*sŭpasi bogŭ, “God save (you)”). Compare Ukrainian спаси́бі (spasýbi) and Russian спаси́бо (spasíbo). Also compare the etymological development of English goodbye.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spaˈsʲiba]

Interjection

спасі́ба • (spasíba)

1. (uncommon) thank you, thanks [with за (za, + accusative) ‘for’]

Synonyms

• дзя́куй (dzjákuj)