zawżdy

Polish

Etymology

Univerbation of za + wżdy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈza.vʐdɨ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -avʐdɨ
  • Syllabification: za‧wżdy

Adverb

zawżdy (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) always
    Synonym: zawsze
    • 1823, Adam Mickiewicz, Grażyna:
      Tak zawżdy było w Litwie i na Żmudzi;
      Jeśli nie wierzysz, pytaj starych ludzi.
      It has always been like that in Lithuania and Samogitia;
      If you don't believe it, ask the old people.
    • 1909, Stanisław Reymont, Chłopi, Jesień, chapter 11:
      [...] a tyś gospodarska córka z dziada pradziada, nie żadne miejskie pomietło, toś robić winna, jak Pan Bóg przykazał, jak zawżdy w naszym gospodarskim stanie się robiło... Znam ja te miejskie wymysły, znam... jeszcze nikomu one na zdrowie nie wyszły!
      [...] and you're a farmer's daughter, like your grandfather and great-grandfather, and not some doormat from the city, so you should do as the Lord commanded, as they've always done in a farming life like ours... I know these city ideas, I know them... they haven't turned out to anyone's benefit yet!
adverb

Descendants

  • Belarusian: заўжды́ (zaŭždý)
  • Ukrainian: завжди́ (zavždý)

Further reading

  • zawżdy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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