Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *potomь. By surface analysis, univerbation of па (pa) +‎ тым (tym). Compare Polish potem, Middle Polish potym, Russian пото́м (potóm), Ukrainian по́тім (pótim).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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по́тым (pótym)

  1. then, afterwards
    Synonym: заты́м (zatým)
  2. later

See also

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References

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  • потым”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • потым” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org