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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech že.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
že
- that (used for connecting clauses, for example with reported speech)
Interjection
že
- right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't we etc. (used as a tag question would be in English)
- Jste tady, že? ― You're here, aren't you?
Further reading
- “že”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “že”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “že”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian же (že).
Pronunciation
Particle
že
- Used to emphasise the preceding word.
Monta že hänel ono rahhaa!- She has so much money!
References
- Elena Markus (2022) “Diskursusepartiklid isuri keele Soikkola murdes”, in Keel ja kirjandus, pages 85-86
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit च (ca, “and”), from Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe. Cognate with Northern Kurdish jî (“also, too”).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
že
- and
Old Czech
Etymology
Reduced form of ježe, eže, inherited from Proto-Slavic *je že (neuter acc. sg. of *jь že), from *je n sg (“it; that”, accusative) + *že (emphatic particle). Akin to Old Polish że, compare also English that, Old Norse at, German dass, Ancient Greek ὅτι (hóti).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
že
- Coordinating conjunction; that
Descendants
References
- Rejzek, Jiří (2001) “že”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN, page 746
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *že.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
že
- that (used for connecting clauses, for example with reported speech)
Interjection
že
- right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't we etc. (used as a tag question would be in English)
- Ste tu, že? - You're here, aren't you?
Further reading
- “že”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *juže, *uže.
Pronunciation
Adverb
žẹ̑ or žȅ
- already
Further reading
- “že”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
Turkmen
Noun
že (definite accusative ženi, plural želer)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Ž/ž.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) harp; a, be, çe, de, e, ä, ef, ge, ha, i, je, že, ke, el, em, en, eň, o, ö, pe, re, se, şa, te, u, ü, we, y, ýy, ze