żebë

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Kashubian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Conjunction[edit]

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

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “žebé”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego[1] (in Kashubian), page 276
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “żeby”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2], volume 2, page 1620
  • żebë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022