-либо

See also: либо

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [‿lʲɪbə]
IPA^(key): [ˌlʲibə]
Audio: (file)

Suffix

-либо • (-libo)

some-, any- (indefinite particle used in pronouns)

Usage notes

The letter и (i) in -либо (-libo) can carry the secondary stress; different from the primary stress that is common in Russian. As a similar tendency, the letter у (u) in -нибудь (-nibudʹ) also carries the secondary stress.

Derived terms

Adverbs

где́-либо (gdé-libo)
ка́к-либо (kák-libo)
когда́-либо (kogdá-libo)
куда́-либо (kudá-libo)
отку́да-либо (otkúda-libo)

Pronouns (declined as nouns)

кто́-либо (któ-libo)
что́-либо (štó-libo)

Pronouns (declined as adjectives)

како́й-либо (kakój-libo)
че́й-либо (čéj-libo)

Related terms

ли́бо (líbo)