żebë

Kashubian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒɛbɜ/
  • 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, volume 2, page 1620
  • “żebë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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