мабуть

Ukrainian

Etymology

From ма(є) (ma(je), has) +‎ буть (butʹ, to be).

Pronunciation

  • ма́буть: IPA(key): [ˈmabʊtʲ]
  • мабу́ть: IPA(key): [mɐˈbutʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

ма́буть or мабу́ть • (mábutʹ or mabútʹ)

  1. apparently, probably, perhaps

Descendants

  • Russian: ма́будь (mábudʹ) (dialectal)

Further reading