дыбом

Russian

Etymology

Apparently the instrumental case of a no-longer-existent word; compare на дыбы́ (na dybý, “on its hind legs (of a horse)”), and see -ом (-om).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdɨbəm]

Adverb

ды́бом • (dýbom)

(standing) on end

у него волосы встали дыбом ― u nevo volosy vstali dybom ― his hair stood on end

Related terms

дыбы́ (dybý)

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