żebë

Kashubian

Etymology

Univerbation of że +‎ bë. Compare Polish żeby and Silesian żeby.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒɛ.bɜ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛbɜ
  • Syllabification: że‧bë

Conjunction

żebë

  1. creates a subordinate clause expressing aim or purpose, one's goal; to, so that, for that, in order to
  2. creates an unreal conditional; if
  3. creates a subordinate clause expressing desire or wish if only, had better

Declension

Combined forms of żebë
singular plural polite
1st person żebëm,
żebë jem 		żebësmë,
żebë jesmë 		—
2nd person żebës,
żebë jes 		żebësta,
żebë jesta 		żebësce,
żebë jesce
3rd person żebë żebë —

Further reading

  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “žebé”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 276
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “żeby”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[1]
  • “żebë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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