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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech poněvadž, from Proto-Slavic *poňevaže.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
poněvadž
- as, since, because
- Synonyms: jelikož, protože, neb, neboť
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- “poněvadž”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “poněvadž”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “poněvadž”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *poňevaže.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈpoɲi̯ɛʋad͡ʒ/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈpoɲɛvad͡ʃ/
Adverb
poněvadž
- until; if; during that time
- (relative) how much, to what extent
Conjunction
poněvadž
- as, since, because
- if; when
- yet; although
- after all
Descendants
Further reading