"абы" meaning in Russian

See абы in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: [ɐbɨ], [ɐˈbɨ], [ˈabɨ] Forms: aby [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *aby. By surface analysis, а (a) + бы́ (bý) Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ru|sla-pro|*aby|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *aby, {{inh+|ru|sla-pro|*aby}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *aby, {{surf|ru|а|бы́}} By surface analysis, а (a) + бы́ (bý) Head templates: {{head|ru|conjunction}} абы • (aby)
  1. so that Synonyms: ли́шь бы
    Sense id: en-абы-ru-conj-q2t6vl5J
  2. if only Synonyms: то́лько бы
    Sense id: en-абы-ru-conj-FRQlEQTZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ɐˈbɨ] Forms: абы́ [canonical], abý [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|ru|noun form|g=f-in|g10=|g11=|g12=|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|g6=|g7=|g8=|g9=|head=абы́|head2=|head3=|head4=|head5=|head6=|tr=|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=|tr5=|tr6=}} абы́ • (abý) f inan, {{ru-noun form|абы́|f-in}} абы́ • (abý) f inan
  1. genitive singular of аба́ (abá) Tags: form-of, genitive, singular Form of: аба́ (extra: abá)
    Sense id: en-абы-ru-noun-bOS7tZjN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ˈabɨ] Forms: а́бы [canonical], áby [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|ru|noun form|g=f-an|g10=|g11=|g12=|g2=f-an-p|g3=|g4=|g5=|g6=|g7=|g8=|g9=|head=а́бы|head2=|head3=|head4=|head5=|head6=|tr=|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=|tr5=|tr6=}} а́бы • (áby) f anim or f anim pl, {{ru-noun form|а́бы|f-an|g2=f-an-p}} а́бы • (áby) f anim or f anim pl
  1. inflection of а́ба (ába):
    genitive singular
    Tags: form-of, genitive, singular
    Sense id: en-абы-ru-noun-6idv6h9T
  2. inflection of а́ба (ába):
    nominative plural
    Tags: form-of, nominative, plural
    Sense id: en-абы-ru-noun-1-eCLCee
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Particle

IPA: [ɐbɨ], [ɐˈbɨ], [ˈabɨ] Forms: aby [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *aby. By surface analysis, а (a) + бы́ (bý) Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ru|sla-pro|*aby|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *aby, {{inh+|ru|sla-pro|*aby}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *aby, {{surf|ru|а|бы́}} By surface analysis, а (a) + бы́ (bý) Head templates: {{head|ru|particle}} абы • (aby)
  1. (low colloquial, often in the negative) it doesn't matter (what/which/who/how)
    Sense id: en-абы-ru-particle-lxstcJlW Categories (other): Russian particles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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        "head5": "",
        "head6": "",
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        "tr3": "",
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          "аба#Russian"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɐˈbɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "абы"
}

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    "Russian 2-syllable words",
    "Russian non-lemma forms",
    "Russian noun forms",
    "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation"
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  "etymology_text": "",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈabɨ]"
    }
  ],
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}

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