Masurian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish jakże. By surface analysis, jek +‎ -ze.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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jekze

  1. (emphatic, interrogative) how? (in what way?)

Particle

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jekze

  1. Expresses high degree or intensity oh so very

Further reading

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “jakże”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 3, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 71