azać

Old Polish

Etymology

From aza + . First attested in c. 1500.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /azaːt͡ɕ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /azɒt͡ɕ/

Particle

azać

  1. interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question
    • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa, pages 793–794:
      Pilat... odpowiedział...: Azaciem ja Żyd (numquid ego Judaeus sum Jo 18, 35)?
      [Piłat... odpowiedział...: Azaciem ja Żyd (numquid ego Judaeus sum Jo 18, 35)?]

Derived terms

conjunction

Descendants

  • Middle Polish: azać

References

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish azać. By surface analysis, aza + .

Pronunciation

Particle

azać

  1. (Middle Polish) interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question
  2. (Middle Polish) expresses uncertainty; maybe, perhaps

References

    Further reading

    • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “azać”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
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