jakbë

Kashubian

Etymology

Univerbation of jak +‎ bë. Compare Polish jakby.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjaɡbɜ/
  • Syllabification: jak‧bë

Conjunction

jakbë

  1. Introduces an unreal conditional; if

Particle

jakbë

  1. kinda, like, as though

Further reading
  • Stefan Ramułt (1893), “jakbé”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego, page 59
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “jakby”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi, volume 1, page 549
  • “jakbë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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