między

See also: miedzy and między-

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish miedzy, from Proto-Slavic *meďi, loc. sg. of *meďa (“border, boundary”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos. Cf. Proto-Slavic *meďu (“between, loc. dual”). The nasal vowel was added later due to the preceding m-.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmjɛn.d͡zɨ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnd͡zɨ
  • Syllabification: mię‧dzy

Preposition

między

  1. (+ instrumental) between; denotes location
    Synonym: pomiędzy
  2. (+ accusative) between; denotes movement
    Synonym: pomiędzy

References
  1. Boryś, Wiesław (2005) Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN

Further reading
  • między in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • między in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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