aboz

See also: abóz and abòz

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō

Proto-Slavic *a

Proto-Indo-European *bʰo*

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ba

Proto-Slavic *bo

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Proto-Slavic *abo

Old Polish abo

Polish abo

Proto-Indo-European *gʰe

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ge

Proto-Slavic *že

Old Polish -ż

Polish -ż

Polish aboz

From abo + -ż.

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Podlachia) IPA^(key): [ˈa.bɔs]

Interjection

aboz

1. (Podlachia, Tykocin) synonym of tak (“yes”)

Further reading

• Jan Karłowicz (1900), “albo”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 1: A do E, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 9