Kaszëbë

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Kashubian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain, and Boryś refutes most etymologies.[1]

  • The name could be from Proto-Slavic *koža (skin, sheep fur) + szëba, as Kashubians were known for wearing fur coats and hats.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈʃɜ.bɜ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜbɜ
  • Syllabification: Ka‧szë‧bë

Proper noun

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Kaszëbë nvir pl (diminutive kaszëbsczi)

  1. Kashubia (a region of Poland)
    Synonyms: Kaszëbskô, Kaszëbstwò

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Wiesław Boryś, Hanna Popowska-Taborska (1994) “Kaszëba”, in Słownik etymologiczny Kaszubszczyzny, volume 3, →ISBN, page 25
  2. ^ Blank, J. C. (2016) Creating Kashubia: History, Memory, and Identity in Canada's First Polish Community, United Kingdom: MQUP, page 181

Further reading

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  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “Kašeba”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 68
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “Kaszuby”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1], volume 1, page 618
  • Kaszëbë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022