niebawem

Polish

Etymology

From nie- + the instrumental of *baw, which is in turn a deverbal of bawić, with a shift of not having fun -> not lollygagging, modelled on words such as chyłkiem, ukradkiem.^[1]^[2] First attested in the 18th century.^[3]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɲɛˈba.vɛm/
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Rhymes: -avɛm
Syllabification: nie‧ba‧wem

Adverb

niebawem (not comparable)

presently, before long, soon

Related terms

verb

bawić

References

^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “niebawem”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
^ Mańczak, Witold (2017) “niebawem”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “niebawem”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)