Old Polish

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Etymology

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From jak +‎ -że. First attested in c. 1455.

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

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jakże

  1. Synonym of jakżeby.
    • 1930 [c. 1455], “Num”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)[1], 35, 21:
      Wrog møzoboystwa vinyen bødze, przirodzoni zabitego natichmyast, jakze by nalasl, zadavi gy
      [Wrog mężobojstwa winien będzie, przyrodzony zabitego natychmiast, jakże by nalazł, zadawi ji]

Descendants

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  • Polish: jakże

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish jakże. By surface analysis, jak +‎ -że.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aɡʐɛ
  • Syllabification: jak‧że

Pronoun

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jakże

  1. (emphatic, interrogative) how? (in what way?)
    Synonym: jakżeż
    Jakże ty się tutaj dostałeś?However did you get here?

Particle

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jakże

  1. Expresses surprise at the degree of something; how
    Synonyms: jak, jakżeż
  2. Expresses impossibility; as if
    Synonyms: gdzież, jakżeż
  3. Expresses surprise and confusion; but how
    Synonyms: jak, jak to, jakże to, jakżeż
  4. Expresses high degree or intensity; oh so very
    Synonym: jakżeż
    Jakże głośno potem kichali!Afterwards, they sneezed so very loudly!

Usage notes

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Combined forms for this word are uncommon and often formed for stylization.

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