żebë

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Kashubian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒɛ.bɜ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛbɜ
  • Syllabification: że‧bë

Conjunction

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

Combined forms of żebë
singular plural polite
1st person żebëm,
żebë jem 		żebësmë,
żebë jesmë
2nd person żebës,
żebë jes 		żebësta,
żebë jesta 		żebësce,
żebë jesce
3rd person żebë żebë

Further reading

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