abojem

Old Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) First attested in the end of the 15th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /abɔjɛm/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /abɔjɛm/

Conjunction

abojem

  1. because, for
    Synonyms: abo, abociem, abowiem, albo
    • 1874-1891 [Middle of the 15th century], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności, volume XXIV, page 362:
      Aboyem nye byl gemv na zatraczene nam ignis ille non ad interitum... ipsius fuit
      [Abojem nie był jemu na zatracenie nam ignis ille non ad interitum... ipsius fuit]

Descendants

  • Middle Polish: abojem

References

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish abojem.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

abojem

  1. introduces a clause clarifying the previous one
    Synonym: abociem

References

    Further reading

    • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “abojem”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
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