albowiem

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish abowiem under influence of albo.[1] First attested in the 15th century.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈbɔ.vjɛm/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvjɛm
  • Syllabification: al‧bo‧wiem

Conjunction

albowiem

  1. (literary) because, for
    Synonyms: bo, bowiem, dlatego że, gdyż, jako że, ponieważ
conjunction

References

  1. Andrzej Bańkowski (2000) Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego (in Polish)
  2. K. Nitsch, editor (1953), abowiem”, in Słownik staropolski (in Old Polish), volume 1, Warsaw: Polish Academy of Sciences, page 9

Further reading

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