żebë

Kashubian

Etymology

Univerbation of że + . Compare Polish żeby and Silesian żeby.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʑɛbɜ/
  • Syllabification: że‧bë

Conjunction

żebë

  1. Creates a subordinate clause expressing aim or purpose, one's goal; to, so that, for that, in order to
  2. Creates an unreal conditional; if
  3. Creates a subordinate clause expressing desire or wish if only, had better

Further reading

  • Stefan Ramułt (1893), žebé”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego, page 276
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), żeby”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi, volume 2, page 1620
  • żebë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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