azać
Old Polish
Particle
azać
- 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)?]
Descendants
- Middle Polish: azać
References
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “azać”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish azać. By surface analysis, aza + -ć.
Pronunciation
- (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈa.zɒt͡ɕ/
Particle
azać
- (Middle Polish) interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question
- (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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