abowiem

Old Polish

Alternative forms

abowim

Etymology

Univerbation of a +‎ bowiem. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /abɔvjɛ(ː)m/

IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /abɔvjɛm/, /abɔvjem/

Conjunction

abowiem

because, for
Synonyms: abo, abociem, abojem, albo

Descendants

Polish: albowiem, abowiem, abowim, albowim

References

K. Nitsch, editor (1953), “abowiem”, in Słownik staropolski (in Old Polish), volume 1, Warsaw: Polish Academy of Sciences, page 9

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish abowiem. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ bowiem.

Pronunciation

(Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /aˈbɔ.vjɛm/, /aˈbɔ.vjem/

Conjunction

abowiem

Middle Polish form of albowiem

Descendants

→ Lithuanian: abavem

References

“abowiem”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2023
“ABOWIEM”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 16.09.2022

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