See also: prawda and prawdą

Masurian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish prawda. By surface analysis, prawi +‎ -da.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈprɒvda/
  • Rhymes: -ɒvda
  • Syllabification: práw‧da

Noun

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práwda f

  1. truth (realness of someone's words)
  2. rightness
    Más práwde.You're right.
  3. truth (that which is concordant with reality)
  4. truth (general thought, principle, rule that proves useful in life)

Particle

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práwda

  1. used to assert the speakers agreement; right

Further reading

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “prawda”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 7, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 6-7