Kaszëbë
Kashubian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Kaszubë (Southern dialects)
Etymology
[edit]Uncertain, and Boryś refutes most etymologies.[1]
- The name could be from Proto-Slavic *koža (“skin, sheep fur”) + szëba, as Kashubians were known for wearing fur coats and hats.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Kaszëbë nvir pl (diminutive kaszëbsczi)
- Kashubia (a region of Poland)
- Synonyms: Kaszëbskô, Kaszëbstwò
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kaszëbë
Derived terms
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adjectives
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References
[edit]- ^ Wiesław Boryś, Hanna Popowska-Taborska (1994) “Kaszëba”, in Słownik etymologiczny Kaszubszczyzny, volume 3, →ISBN, page 25
- ^ Blank, J. C. (2016) Creating Kashubia: History, Memory, and Identity in Canada's First Polish Community, United Kingdom: MQUP, page 181
Further reading
[edit]- Stefan Ramułt (1893) “Kašeba”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 68
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “Kaszuby”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1], volume 1, page 618
- “Kaszëbë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022