jednako
Old Polish
Alternative forms
- janako, jenako
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *edьnako, from *edinakъ + *-o. First attested in the end of the 14th century. By surface analysis, jednaki + -o.
Pronunciation
Adverb
jednako
- (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
- 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
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
Etymology tree
Inherited from Old Polish jednako. By surface analysis, jednaki + -o.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -akɔ
- Syllabification: jed‧na‧ko
Adverb
jednako (not comparable)
- identically (in an identical manner)
- Synonyms: bliźniaczo, identycznie, jednakowo
Related terms
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)
Slovak
Etymology
From jednaký + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jednakɔ/, [ˈjednakɔ]
- Rhymes: -akɔ
- Hyphenation: jed‧na‧ko
Adverb
jednako
- 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
- 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
- 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