дайбоже

Pannonian Rusyn

Pannonian Rusyn phrasebook

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Etymology

Univerbation of дай боже (daj bože, “God willing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dajˈbɔʒɛ]
Rhymes: -ɔʒɛ
Hyphenation: дай‧бо‧же

Interjection

дайбоже (dajbože)

(idiomatic) hello
Synonyms: добре рано (dobre rano), добри дзень (dobri dzenʹ), добри вечар (dobri večar), (less formal) здраво (zdravo)

Usage notes

Can be used any time of day.
Often responded to with добре здраве (dobre zdrave, literally “good health”).

References

Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M. (1997), “дайбоже!”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Сербско-руски словнїк [Serbian-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 2 (О – Ш), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 892
Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “дайбоже”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy