Masurian
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Etymology
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Inherited from Old Polish gdyby. By surface analysis, gdi + -bi.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): [ˈɡdibi]
- Syllabification: gdi‧bi
Conjunction
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gdibi
- introduces an unreal conditional; if
- introduces a comparison; as, as if
Further reading
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- Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “gdyby”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 2, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 255
