"-нибудь" meaning in Russian

See -нибудь in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [nʲɪbʊtʲ], [nʲɪˌbutʲ], [nʲɪtʲ] Audio: rus-Konstantin L.-нибудь.wav , LL-Q7737 (rus)-Lvova--нибудь.wav Forms: -nibudʹ [romanization], -нить [alternative, Internet, pronunciation-spelling]
Etymology: Compare Ukrainian будь-який (budʹ-jakyj) or Polish bądź. Etymology templates: {{ncog|uk|будь-який}} Ukrainian будь-який (budʹ-jakyj), {{ncog|pl|bądź}} Polish bądź Head templates: {{head|ru|suffix|head=-нибудь}} -нибудь • (-nibudʹ)
  1. any-, some- (as in anything, something); a particle used to form compound indefinite pronouns Tags: morpheme Derived forms: где́-нибудь (gdé-nibudʹ), ка́к-нибудь (kák-nibudʹ), како́й-нибудь (kakój-nibudʹ), когда́-нибудь (kogdá-nibudʹ), кто́-нибудь (któ-nibudʹ), куда́-нибудь (kudá-nibudʹ), отку́да-нибудь (otkúda-nibudʹ), че́й-нибудь (čéj-nibudʹ), что́-нибудь (štó-nibudʹ) Related terms: -либо (-libo), -то (-to)
    Sense id: en--нибудь-ru-suffix-sOcx3xUf Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian particles
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "будь-який"
      },
      "expansion": "Ukrainian будь-який (budʹ-jakyj)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "bądź"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish bądź",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Ukrainian будь-який (budʹ-jakyj) or Polish bądź.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-nibudʹ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-нить",
      "roman": "-nitʹ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Internet",
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "suffix",
        "head": "-нибудь"
      },
      "expansion": "-нибудь • (-nibudʹ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Russian",
  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Russian particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "gdé-nibudʹ",
          "word": "где́-нибудь"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kák-nibudʹ",
          "word": "ка́к-нибудь"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kakój-nibudʹ",
          "word": "како́й-нибудь"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kogdá-nibudʹ",
          "word": "когда́-нибудь"
        },
        {
          "roman": "któ-nibudʹ",
          "word": "кто́-нибудь"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kudá-nibudʹ",
          "word": "куда́-нибудь"
        },
        {
          "roman": "otkúda-nibudʹ",
          "word": "отку́да-нибудь"
        },
        {
          "roman": "čéj-nibudʹ",
          "word": "че́й-нибудь"
        },
        {
          "roman": "štó-nibudʹ",
          "word": "что́-нибудь"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any-, some- (as in anything, something); a particle used to form compound indefinite pronouns"
      ],
      "id": "en--нибудь-ru-suffix-sOcx3xUf",
      "links": [
        [
          "any-",
          "any"
        ],
        [
          "some-",
          "some"
        ],
        [
          "anything",
          "anything#English"
        ],
        [
          "something",
          "something#English"
        ],
        [
          "indefinite pronoun",
          "indefinite pronoun#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "-libo",
          "word": "-либо"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-to",
          "word": "-то"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[nʲɪbʊtʲ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nʲɪˌbutʲ]"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nʲɪtʲ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q7737 (rus)-Lvova--нибудь.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "-нибудь"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "gdé-nibudʹ",
      "word": "где́-нибудь"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kák-nibudʹ",
      "word": "ка́к-нибудь"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakój-nibudʹ",
      "word": "како́й-нибудь"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kogdá-nibudʹ",
      "word": "когда́-нибудь"
    },
    {
      "roman": "któ-nibudʹ",
      "word": "кто́-нибудь"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kudá-nibudʹ",
      "word": "куда́-нибудь"
    },
    {
      "roman": "otkúda-nibudʹ",
      "word": "отку́да-нибудь"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čéj-nibudʹ",
      "word": "че́й-нибудь"
    },
    {
      "roman": "štó-nibudʹ",
      "word": "что́-нибудь"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "будь-який"
      },
      "expansion": "Ukrainian будь-який (budʹ-jakyj)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "bądź"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish bądź",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Ukrainian будь-який (budʹ-jakyj) or Polish bądź.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-nibudʹ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-нить",
      "roman": "-nitʹ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Internet",
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "suffix",
        "head": "-нибудь"
      },
      "expansion": "-нибудь • (-nibudʹ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Russian",
  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "-libo",
      "word": "-либо"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-to",
      "word": "-то"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Russian 1-syllable words",
        "Russian 2-syllable words",
        "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Russian lemmas",
        "Russian particles",
        "Russian suffixes",
        "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Russian terms with redundant head parameter"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any-, some- (as in anything, something); a particle used to form compound indefinite pronouns"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "any-",
          "any"
        ],
        [
          "some-",
          "some"
        ],
        [
          "anything",
          "anything#English"
        ],
        [
          "something",
          "something#English"
        ],
        [
          "indefinite pronoun",
          "indefinite pronoun#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[nʲɪbʊtʲ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nʲɪˌbutʲ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "rus-Konstantin L.-нибудь.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3b/Rus-Konstantin_L.-%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%8C.wav/Rus-Konstantin_L.-%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%8C.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3b/Rus-Konstantin_L.-%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%8C.wav/Rus-Konstantin_L.-%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%8C.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nʲɪtʲ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q7737 (rus)-Lvova--нибудь.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "-нибудь"
}

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