jaczi

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jakъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjat͡ʃi/
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃi
• Syllabification: ja‧czi

Pronoun

jaczi

1. introduces a question about a trait; what, what... like
2. (colloquial) indeterminate pronoun; some
3. (colloquial) used to give an approximation of amount; about; some
4. (colloquial) used at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis; what a! how!

Declension

Declension of jaczi (soft)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	jaczi		jakô	jaczé	jaczi	jaczé
genitive	jaczégò		jaczi	jaczégò	jaczich
dative	jaczémù		jaczi	jaczémù	jaczim
accusative	jaczégò	jaczi	jaką	jaczé	jaczich	jaczé
instrumental	jaczim		jaką	jaczim	jaczima
locative	jaczim		jaczi	jaczim	jaczich

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1893) “jaći”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 58
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “jaki”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1], volume 1, page 550
• “jaczi”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022