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Old Polish
Etymology
z + pośród. First attested in the middle of the 15th century. Compare Polish spośród, probably a reinnovation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /spɔɕrɔːt/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /spɔɕrot/
Preposition
spośród
- out of (from the inside of)
Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa, page 178:Palcem ym vkazoval dwanasczye kamyenow, ktorez byly vzyaly dvanasczye vodzow [israelskich] zposrod Yordana, aby ta kvpa byla kamyenya na svyądecztwo, yze szvchymy nogamy przez Yordan [przeszli]- [Palcem im ukazował dwanaście kamieniow, ktoreż byli wzięli dwanaście wodzow [israelskich] spośrod Jordana, aby ta kupa była kamienia na świadectwo, iże suchymi nogami przez Jordan [przeszli]]
References
Polish
Etymology
Univerbation of z + pośród. First attested in 1601–1616. Compare Old Polish spośród.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɔ.ɕrut/
- Rhymes: -ɔɕrut
- Syllabification: spo‧śród
Preposition
spośród
- from among (from a place surrounded by something else)
- Synonym: spomiędzy
- from among (from a group of similar objects)
- Synonyms: spomiędzy, z
References
Further reading
- spośród in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- spośród in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- spośród in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego