nibë

Kashubian

Etymology

Univerbation of ni +‎ bë. Compare Polish niby

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲi.bɜ/
• Rhymes: -ibɜ
• Syllabification: ni‧bë

Particle

nibë

1. seemingly, apparently, ostensibly, supposedly

Further reading

• Sychta, Bernard (1969) “nibë”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich (in Polish), volumes 3 (Ł – O), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 256
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “niby”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “niby”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• “nibë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka, Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022