понѥ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *poňe.

Interjection

понѥ • (ponje)

1. because, since
   • 11th century, Retko, Codex Suprasliensis (in Old Cyrillic), page 406, line 2:

     того плачи· пон҄е и самъ господь нашъ того плака·

     togo plači· ponʹe i samŭ gospodĭ našŭ togo plaka·

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. as long as, to what extent
   • 11th century, Retko, Codex Suprasliensis (in Old Cyrillic), page 341, line 14:

     поне сътвористе ѥдномоу сихъ малꙑихъ братиѧ моѥѧ мьнѣ сътвористе ⁘

     pone sŭtvoriste jednomu sixŭ malyixŭ bratię mojeę mĭně sŭtvoriste ⁘

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

interjections

• понѥже (ponježe)

 

Further reading

• “понѥ”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2024