abojem

Old Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) First attested in the end of the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /abɔjɛm/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /abɔjɛm/

Conjunction

abojem

1. because, for

   Synonyms: abo, abociem, abowiem, albo

   • 1874-1891 [Middle of the 15th century], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności, volume XXIV, page 362:

     Aboyem nye byl gemv na zatraczene nam ignis ille non ad interitum... ipsius fuit

     [Abojem nie był jemu na zatracenie nam ignis ille non ad interitum... ipsius fuit]

Descendants

• Middle Polish: abojem

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “abojem”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish abojem.

Pronunciation

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /aˈbɔ.jɛm/

Conjunction

abojem

1. introduces a clause clarifying the previous one

   Synonym: abociem

Further reading

• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “abojem”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]