niechaj

See also: Niechaj

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Balto-Slavic *ne
Proto-Slavic *ne
Proto-Slavic *xajati
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Proto-Slavic *nexati
Old Polish niechać
Old Polish niechaj
Polish niechaj

    Inherited from Old Polish niechaj, the imperative of niechać. Compare Serbo-Croatian neka and Ukrainian неха́й (nexáj).

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /ˈɲɛ.xaj/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛxaj
    • Syllabification: nie‧chaj
    • Homophone: Niechaj

    Particle

    niechaj

    1. (dated) emphatic form of niech

    Derived terms

    particles
    particles

    Verb

    niechaj

    1. second-person singular imperative of niechać

    Further reading

    • niechaj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • niechaj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
    • Antoni Waga (1860), “niechać”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska‎[1] (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 754
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