jednako

Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *edьnako, from *edinakъ + *-o. First attested in the end of the 14th century. By surface analysis, jednaki +‎ -o.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /jɛdnakɔ/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /jɛdnakɔ/

    Adverb

    jednako

    1. (attested in Lesser Poland, Greater Poland) identically
      • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎scan transliteration, transcription, numbers 82, 5, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament]:
        Bo mislili sø iednako (cogitaverunt unanimiter)
        [Bo myślili są jednako (cogitaverunt unanimiter)]
        Because they thought identically (cogitaverunt unanimiter)
      • 1916 [second half of the 15th century], Stanisław Słoński, editor, Psałterz puławskiscan transliteration, transcription, numbers 27, 3, Greater Poland:
        By nye yednako mye dal z grzesznyky (ne simul trahas, me cum peccatoribus)
        [By nie jednako mie dał z grzeszniki (ne simul trahas, me cum peccatoribus)]

    Particle

    jednako

    1. expressing an unexpected situation; after all
      • 1930 [c. 1455], “I Reg”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)transliteration, transcription, section 33,20:
        W tø dobø Saul pofacyl osczep, abi gy vderzil. A vrozumyaw Ionata, isze gednako vmiszlyl gego ocyecz (qoud definitum esset a parte suo), abi zabyl Dauida
        [W tę dobę Saul pofacił oszczep, aby ji uderzył. A urozumiaw Jonata, iże jednako umyślił jego ociec (qoud definitum esset a parte suo), aby zabił Dawida]

    Descendants

    • Polish: jednako
    • Polish: jednak

    References

    • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “jednako”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

    Polish

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Polish jednako. By surface analysis, jednaki +‎ -o.

      Pronunciation

       
      • IPA(key): /jɛdˈna.kɔ/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -akɔ
      • Syllabification: jed‧na‧ko

      Adverb

      jednako (not comparable)

      1. identically (in an identical manner)
        Synonyms: bliźniaczo, identycznie, jednakowo
      adjective
      noun
      • jednakość

      Further reading

      • jednako in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • jednako in Polish dictionaries at PWN

      Serbo-Croatian

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /jêdnaːko/
      • Hyphenation: jed‧na‧ko

      Adverb

      jȅdnāko (Cyrillic spelling је̏дна̄ко)

      1. equally, same

      Slovak

      Etymology

      From jednaký +‎ -o.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /jednakɔ/, [ˈjednakɔ]
      • Rhymes: -akɔ
      • Hyphenation: jed‧na‧ko

      Adverb

      jednako

      1. equally, identically (in a uniform or identical manner)
        Synonyms: zhodne, rovnako, totožne
        Ak chceme, aby to bolo spravodlivé, musíme koláč rozdeliť každému jednako.If we want it to be fair, we must divide the cake for everyone equally.

      Conjunction

      jednako

      1. nevertheless, yet, still (expresses an adversative relationship with a hint of concession)
        Synonyms: a predsa, ale predsa
        Bolo už veľmi neskoro, jednako sa domov neponáhľal.It was already very late, and yet he didn't hurry home.

      Particle

      jednako

      1. after all, nonetheless, all the same (emphasizes that a statement remains valid despite previous or related circumstances)
        Synonyms: aj tak, predsa, predsa len
        Môžete mu vyčítať čokoľvek, ale jednako mu nesiahate ani po členky.You can reproach him for anything, but nonetheless you don't even come close to his level.

      Usage notes

      • While the adverbial use has undergone a semantic shift from a strictly numerical sense toward an adverb of manner, it remains formally categorized as a generic (adverbial) numeral (druhová číslovka) corresponding to the generic numeral jednaký (onefold).

      Further reading

      • jednako”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026