Kaszëbë

Kashubian

Alternative forms
  • Kaszubë (Southern dialects)

Etymology

Uncertain, and Boryś refutes most etymologies.[1]

  • The name could be from Proto-Slavic *koža (“skin, sheep fur”) + szëba, as Kashubians were known for wearing fur coats and hats.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʃɜbɜ/
  • Syllabification: Ka‧szë‧bë

Proper noun

Kaszëbë nvir pl (diminutive kaszëbsczi)

  1. Kashubia (a region of Poland)
    Synonyms: Kaszëbskô, Kaszëbstwò

Declension
Declension of Kaszëbë
plural
nominative Kaszëbë
genitive Kaszëbów
dative Kaszëbóm
accusative Kaszëbë
instrumental Kaszëbama
locative Kaszëbach
vocative Kaszëbë

Derived terms
nouns
adjectives
verbs
  • kaszëbic impf
  • kaszëbiec impf

References
  1. Wiesław Boryś, Hanna Popowska-Taborska (1994) Słownik etymologiczny Kaszubszczyzny‎, →ISBN
  2. Blank, J. C. (2016) Creating Kashubia: History, Memory, and Identity in Canada's First Polish Community, United Kingdom: MQUP, page 181

Further reading
  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “Kašeba”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego‎ (in Kashubian), page 68
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “Kaszuby”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎, volume 1, page 618
  • “Kaszëbë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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