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zaś.

meanwhile, whereas, while, rather than

3 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

particle/ˈzaɕ//ˈzaɕ/Middle, Polish[ˈzaɕ][ˈzaɕ]

  1. meanwhile, whereas, while, rather than

    literary

  2. earlier

    literary

  3. after, afterwards; thereupon

    dialectal · literary

  4. used with some conjunctions for expressiveness

    colloquial · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰe? Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰō Proto-Balto-Slavic *źō Proto-Slavic *za Old Polish za Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen Proto-Slavic *sę Old Polish się univ. Old Polish zasię Polish zasięclip. Polish zaś Clipping of zasię. First attested in the 16th century. Compare Czech zase and Kashubian zôs.

adv/ˈzaɕ//ˈzaɕ/Middle, Polish[ˈzaɕ][ˈzaɕ]

  1. just

    Middle · Polish · not-comparable

  2. again

    Middle · Polish · dialectal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰe? Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰō Proto-Balto-Slavic *źō Proto-Slavic *za Old Polish za Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen Proto-Slavic *sę Old Polish się univ. Old Polish zasię Polish zasięclip. Polish zaś Clipping of zasię. First attested in the 16th century. Compare Czech zase and Kashubian zôs.

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