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)

1. (standing) on end

   у него́ во́лосы вста́ли ды́бом ― u nevó vólosy vstáli dýbom ― his hair stood on end

Related terms

• дыбы́ (dybý)