cekawi

Kashubian

Alternative forms
  • czekawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish ciekawy. By surface analysis, cec +‎ -awi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡sɛˈkavi/
  • Syllabification: ce‧ka‧wi

Adjective

cekawi (comparative cekawszi, superlative nôcekawszi, derived adverb cekawie)

  1. curious, interested (wanting to find out more)
  2. curious, interesting (evoking curiosity or interest in people)

Declension
Declension of cekawi (hard)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative cekawi cekawô cekawé cekawi cekawé
genitive cekawégò cekawi cekawégò cekawëch
dative cekawémù cekawi cekawémù cekawim
accusative cekawégò cekawi cekawą cekawé cekawëch cekawé
instrumental cekawim cekawą cekawim cekawima
locative cekawim cekawi cekawim cekawëch

Derived terms
nouns
  • cekawòsc
verbs
  • cekawic impf

Further reading
  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “cekawy”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego‎ (in Kashubian), page 16
  • Bernard Sychta (1967–1973) “cekavi”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich, volume 1, page 121
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “ciekawy”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “ciekawy”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
  • “cekawi”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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