gdibi

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Masurian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish gdyby. By surface analysis, gdi +‎ -bi.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡdibi]
  • Syllabification: gdi‧bi

Conjunction[edit]

gdibi

  1. introduces an unreal conditional; if
  2. introduces a comparison; as, as if

Further reading[edit]

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “gdyby”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 2, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 255