спасибі

Ukrainian

Ukrainian phrasebook

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Etymology

From earlier Old East Slavic *съпаси богъ (*sŭpasi bogŭ, “God save (you)”) (modern Ukrainian спаси́ Бог (spasý Boh) or спаси́ Біг (spasý Bih)). Compare Belarusian спасі́ба (spasíba) and Russian спаси́бо (spasíbo). Also compare the etymological development of English goodbye.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [spɐˈsɪbʲi]
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Interjection

спаси́бі • (spasýbi)

thank you, thanks [+ за (accusative) = for]

Synonyms

дя́кую (djákuju) (more formal)

Descendants

⇒ Ukrainian: спасі́бкати (spasíbkaty, “thank”)
⇒ Ukrainian: спаси́боньки (spasýbonʹky, “thanks”)[1]

References

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “спаси́боньки”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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