ależ

See also: alez and alez.

Old Polish

Etymology

From ale + . First attested in the 15h century.

Conjunction

ależ

  1. (emphatic) but
  2. until
  3. if not, unless
  4. The meaning of this term is uncertain.
    • 1471, Cyzjojan kłobucki, Jan Fijałek, published 1927:
      Vye alesz Vlian, Pyotr y Maczk, ysz szly luthi

Particle

ależ

  1. used to introduce a new, conflicting fact, but

Descendants

  • Polish: ależ

References

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ależ. By surface analysis, ale + . First attested in the 15h century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.lɛʂ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -alɛʂ
  • Syllabification: a‧leż

Particle

ależ

  1. (emphatic) used at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis
    Synonym: ale
  2. (emphatic) used at the beginning of a sentence; similar in meaning to the English "hey, not so fast", especially when used multiple times
    Synonym: ale
  3. (Middle Polish) that much, so, so much so; emphasizes the scale of a quality
    Synonym:
  4. (Middle Polish) only, merely
    Synonyms: jedynie, tylko

Conjunction

ależ

  1. (Middle Polish) until
    Synonyms: , dopóki nie
  2. (Middle Polish) if not, unless
    Synonym: chyba że
particle

References

  1. K. Nitsch, editor (1953), ależ”, in Słownik staropolski (in Old Polish), volume 1, Warsaw: Polish Academy of Sciences, page 29
  • ależ”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2022

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