najpierw

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Polish

Etymology

Clipping of najpierwej.[1] First attested in the 19th century.[2] Compare Slovak najprv.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaj.pjɛrf/
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  • Rhymes: -ajpjɛrf
  • Syllabification: naj‧pierw

Adverb

najpierw (not comparable)

  1. first, firstly, first of all (before anything else)
    Synonyms: najprzód, najsampierw, na początku, naprzód, nasamprzód, na wstępie, pierw, pierwej, po pierwsze, primo, wpierw

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “najpierw”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “najpierw”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861

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