niebawem

Polish

Etymology

From nie- + the instrumental of *baw, which is in turn a deverbal of bawić, with a shift of not having fun -> not lollygagging, modelled on words such as chyłkiem, ukradkiem.[1][2] First attested in the 18th century.[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɲɛˈba.vɛm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -avɛm
  • Syllabification: nie‧ba‧wem

Adverb

niebawem (not comparable)

  1. presently, before long, soon
verb

References
  1. Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “niebawem”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  2. Mańczak, Witold (2017) “niebawem”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  3. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “niebawem”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading
  • niebawem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • niebawem in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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