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Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswoj/
- Syllabification: swój
Pronoun
swój
- reflexive-possessive pronoun one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their
Declension
Declension of swój (irregular)
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plural
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masculine animate
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masculine inanimate
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feminine
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neuter
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virile (= masculine personal)
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non-virile
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| nominative
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swój
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swòja, swa1
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swòje
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swòji
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swòje
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| genitive
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swòjégò, swégò1
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swòji, swi1
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swòjégò, swégò1
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swòjich, swich1, swëch1
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| dative
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swòjémù, swémù1
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swòji, swi1
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swòjémù, swémù1
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swòjim, swim1
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| accusative
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swòjégò, swégò1
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swój
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swòjã, swã1
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swòje
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swòjich, swich1, swëch1
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swòje
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| instrumental
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swòjim, swim1
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swòją, swą1
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swòjim, swim1
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swòjima, swima1
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| locative
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swòjim, swim1
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swòji, swi1
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swòjim, swim1
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swòjich, swich1, swëch1
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Further reading
- Stefan Ramułt (1893) “swòj”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 205
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “swój”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi, volume 2, page 1054
- “swój”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.
Pronunciation
Determiner
swój
- one’s (own), my (own), your (own), his (own), her (own), its (own), our (own), their (own) (refers to the subject of the verb)
Declension
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “swój”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “swój”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Masurian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish swój.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Syllabification: swój
Pronoun
swój
- reflexive-possessive pronoun one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their
1954-1986, Kartoteka Słownika Gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1997, number Strzał - Szczęście:ȯn set na urlop do sfojej zony sly oba bez las- [ón sed na ûrlop do swojej zonÿ, słi oba bez las.]
- He went on holiday to his wife, they both walked through the forest.
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
swój
- reflexive-possessive pronoun one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their
Declension
This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
References
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish swój.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
swój
- reflexive-possessive pronoun one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their
Declension
Declension of swój (irregular)
| singular
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plural
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masculine animate
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masculine inanimate
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feminine
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neuter
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virile (= masculine personal)
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non-virile
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| nominative
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swój
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swoja, swa1
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swoje, swe1
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swoi
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swoje, swe1
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| genitive
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swojego, swego1
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swojej, swej1
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swojego, swego1
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swoich, swych1
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| dative
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swojemu, swemu1
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swojej, swej1
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swojemu, swemu1
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swoim, swym1
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| accusative
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swojego, swego1
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swój
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swoją, swą1
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swoje, swe1
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swoich, swych1
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swoje, swe1
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| instrumental
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swoim, swym1
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swoją, swą1
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swoim, swym1
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swoimi, swymi1
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| locative
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swoim, swym1
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swojej, swej1
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swoim, swym1
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swoich, swych1
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Derived terms
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), swój is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 209 times in scientific texts, 210 times in news, 277 times in essays, 302 times in fiction, and 190 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 1188 times, making it the 33rd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
References
- ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “swój”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 2, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 571
Further reading
- swój in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- swój in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- “SWÓJ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2020 March 30
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “swój”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “swój”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1915), “swój”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 6, Warsaw, page 530
- swój in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Slovincian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsfoj/
- Syllabification: swój
Pronoun
swój
- reflexive-possessive pronoun one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their
Further reading
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswʊj/
- Rhymes: -ʊj
- Hyphenation: swój
- Syllabification: swój
Determiner
swój
- one’s (own), my (own), his (own), her (own), its (own), our (own), your (own), their (own) (refers to the subject of the verb)
Declension
Further reading