їй-богу

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• їй-бо́ (jij-bó)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jii̯ ˈbɔɦʊ]

Interjection

їй-бо́гу • (jij-bóhu)

1. really!; really and truly!; honest to God!

Further reading

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “їй-бо́гу”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “їй-богу”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “їй-богу”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN