pōniywŏż

Silesian

Etymology

From earlier *poniéwáż, borrowed from Czech poněvadž, from Old Czech, from Proto-Slavic *poňevaže.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /poˈɲɨvɔʂ/, (Western) /poˈɲɨvɔwʂ/
  • Rhymes: -ɨvɔʂ, -ɨvɔwʂ
  • Syllabification: pō‧niy‧wŏż

Conjunction

pōniywŏż

  1. because, for
    Synonym: bo
    • 2018 – 2019 February 14, Grzegorz Kulik, “Dziyń Świyntego Walyncina”, in Wachtyrz.eu‎, Kotórz Mały, Poland: Silesia Progress:
      Chociŏż po 25 latach zawarciŏ bōł nazŏd wolny, to niy prziszło mu sie trefić ze żōnōm, pōniywŏż umrziła ôna podwiela go Anglijŏki puściyli.
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Descendants
  • → Polish: ponieważ
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