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sposób

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See also: spôsob, sposōb, and spósob

Old Polish

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъposobъ. By surface analysis, deverbal from sposobić. First attested in c. 1400.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ˈspɔsɔːp/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈspɔsop/

    Noun

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    sposób m animacy unattested

    1. shape, figure
      Synonym: sposoba
      • 1885-2024 [c. 1400], Jan Baudouina de Courtenay, Jan Karłowicz, Antoni Adam Kryńskiego, Malinowski Lucjan, editors, Prace Filologiczne‎[1], volume IV, page 753:
        Sposób figuram (praeterit enim figura huius mundi I Cor 7, 31)
        [Sposob figuram (praeterit enim figura huius mundi I Cor 7, 31)]

    Derived terms

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    adjective
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    adjective
    adverb
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      Descendants

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      • Polish: sposób
      • Silesian: sposōb

      References

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      Polish

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Old Polish sposób. By surface analysis, deverbal from sposobić.

        Pronunciation

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        • Rhymes: -ɔsup
        • Syllabification: spo‧sób

        Noun

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        sposób m inan (diminutive (dialectal) sposobik)

        1. way; how (method or manner of doing something)
          w (jakiś) sposób ― in (some) way
          w żodnym sposób (Kuyavia, Rakutowo) ― in no way
          na (jakiś) sposób (Western Kraków, Wieliczka) ― in (some) way
          wziąć (jakiś) sposób (Western Kraków, Tomaszowice; Podhale, Rabka-Zdrój) ― to do in some way (literally, “to take (some) way”)
        2. way (set of traits referring to a person, mannerism)
        3. trick way; technique, solution, system (way of dealing with or taking care of something) [with na (+ accusative) ‘for what’]
          Mam na to sposób. ― I've got something/a trick for that.
        4. (Far Masovian, Ciechanów, Przasnysz County) property
          Synonyms: majątek, mienie
        5. (Far Masovian, Ciechanów, Przasnysz County) dowry
          Synonym: posag
          Cy twoja panna ma jaki sposób? (Far Masovian, Przasnysz County) ― Does your girl have a dowry?
        6. (obsolete) form, type, kind
          Synonyms: forma, rodzaj, typ
        7. (obsolete) appearance; facade; guise
          Synonyms: pozór, powierzchowność
        8. (obsolete) architectural or painting style
        9. (obsolete or Podhale, Rabka-Zdrój) occasion, opportunity
          Synonyms: okazja, sposobność
        10. (obsolete, grammar) mood
          Synonym: tryb

        Declension

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        defective verb

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