zamiast

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰe?

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰō

Proto-Balto-Slavic *źō

Proto-Slavic *za

Old Polish za

Polish za

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énder.

Proto-Slavic *vъ(n)

Old Polish w

Proto-Indo-European *mey-?

Proto-Indo-European *moyth₂-

Proto-Slavic *-to

Proto-Slavic *mě̀sto

Old Polish miasto

Old Polish w miastoellip.

Old Polish miasto

Polish miastoclip.

Polish miast

univ.

Polish zamiast

Univerbation of za + miast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈza.mjast/

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• Rhymes: -amjast
• Syllabification: za‧miast

Conjunction

zamiast

1. instead

   Synonym: (archaic) miast

Preposition

zamiast

1. instead of [with genitive]

   Synonym: (archaic) miast

Further reading

• “zamiast”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “zamiast”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)