owszem

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish owszem. Compare Czech ovšem (“but; certainly, yes, of course”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔf.ʂɛm/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔfʂɛm
  • Syllabification: ow‧szem

Particle

owszem

  1. certainly, yes, of course
    Synonyms: tak, dokładnie, racja, naturalnie, oczywiście, rzeczywiście, w rzeczy samej
  2. used with an additional sentence to contradict what an interlocutor has said
  3. (literary) an in-word used to confirm and intensify a subordinate clause
prefix

Further reading

  • owszem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • owszem in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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