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zaledwie.

no sooner, as soon as, scarcely, hardly

8 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

conj/zaˈlɛ.dvjɛ//zaˈlɛ.dvjɛ/Middle, Polish

  1. no sooner, as soon as, scarcely, hardly

  2. almost, nearly, practically

    obsolete
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 Polish za Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynosder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *edīˀnas Proto-Slavic *edinъ Proto-Slavic *-va ? Proto-Slavic *edъvà Old Polish ledwo Proto-Slavic *leinflu. Polish ledwo Proto-Slavic *-e Old Polish -ie Polish -ie Polish ledwie univ. Polish zaledwie Univerbation of za + ledwie. First attested in the 16th century.

adv/zaˈlɛ.dvjɛ//zaˈlɛ.dvjɛ/Middle, Polish

  1. difficultly, hardly

    not-comparable · obsolete
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 Polish za Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynosder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *edīˀnas Proto-Slavic *edinъ Proto-Slavic *-va ? Proto-Slavic *edъvà Old Polish ledwo Proto-Slavic *leinflu. Polish ledwo Proto-Slavic *-e Old Polish -ie Polish -ie Polish ledwie univ. Polish zaledwie Univerbation of za + ledwie. First attested in the 16th century.

particle/zaˈlɛ.dvjɛ//zaˈlɛ.dvjɛ/Middle, Polish

  1. only, just

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 Polish za Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynosder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *edīˀnas Proto-Slavic *edinъ Proto-Slavic *-va ? Proto-Slavic *edъvà Old Polish ledwo Proto-Slavic *leinflu. Polish ledwo Proto-Slavic *-e Old Polish -ie Polish -ie Polish ledwie univ. Polish zaledwie Univerbation of za + ledwie. First attested in the 16th century.

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