-либо

See also: либо

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [‿lʲɪbə]
• IPA^(key): [ˌlʲibə]

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Suffix

-либо • (-libo)

1. 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)

See also

• кое- (koje-)
• -нибудь (-nibudʹ)
• -то (-to)