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Czech
Etymology
From mimo- (“outside of”) + chodit (“to walk”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
mimochodem
- by the way
- (chess) en passant
2009, Rostislav Matulík, transl., Šachmat!, Praha: Grada Publishing, translation of Checkmate! My First Chess Book by Garry Kasparov, →ISBN, page 18:Pěšec může brát mimochodem.- A pawn may capture en passant.
Further reading
- “mimochodem”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “mimochodem”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “mimochodem”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Polish
Etymology
Instrumental of a veberal of mimo- + chodzić.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.mɔˈxɔ.dɛm/
- Rhymes: -ɔdɛm
- Syllabification: mi‧mo‧cho‧dem
Adverb
mimochodem (not comparable)
- by the way, en passant, incidentally
Further reading
- mimochodem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mimochodem in Polish dictionaries at PWN