jaczi

Kashubian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ís
Proto-Balto-Slavic *is
Proto-Slavic *jь
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas
Proto-Slavic *-kъ
Proto-Slavic *jakъ
Kashubian jaczi

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jakъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈja.t͡ʃi/
    • 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 feminine neuter virile non-virile
    animate inanimate
    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
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