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chyba.

expresses confidence but not certainty; probably; I think, I guess

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

particle/ˈxɘ.ba//ˈxɨ.ba/Middle, Polish[ˈxɘ.ba][ˈxɘ.ba]

  1. expresses confidence but not certainty; probably; I think, I guess

  2. delimiting particle; only, just, merely

    On ta dzieci ni ma, chyba jednę córkę.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷsewbʰ-der. Proto-Slavic *xybъ Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Proto-Slavic *xybati Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *xybitideverb. Proto-Slavic *xyba Old Polish *chyba Polish chyba Inherited from Old Polish *chyba, from Proto-Slavic *xyba. By surface analysis, deverbal from chybić. First attested in the 16th century.

prep/ˈxɘ.ba//ˈxɨ.ba/Middle, Polish[ˈxɘ.ba][ˈxɘ.ba]

  1. denotes lack; without; except; barring

    Middle · Polish
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷsewbʰ-der. Proto-Slavic *xybъ Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Proto-Slavic *xybati Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *xybitideverb. Proto-Slavic *xyba Old Polish *chyba Polish chyba Inherited from Old Polish *chyba, from Proto-Slavic *xyba. By surface analysis, deverbal from chybić. First attested in the 16th century.

noun/ˈxɘ.ba//ˈxɨ.ba/Middle, Polish[ˈxɘ.ba][ˈxɘ.ba]

  1. error, mistake

    feminine · obsolete

  2. miss, failure

    feminine · obsolete

  3. falsehood; trick, deception

    Middle · Polish · feminine

  4. loss; lack; damage; failure; defect

    feminine
    Mam chybę w ûrodzaju.
    Mam chybę w gôspodarztwie.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷsewbʰ-der. Proto-Slavic *xybъ Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Proto-Slavic *xybati Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *xybitideverb. Proto-Slavic *xyba Old Polish *chyba Polish chyba Inherited from Old Polish *chyba, from Proto-Slavic *xyba. By surface analysis, deverbal from chybić. First attested in the 16th century.

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