spòdlé

Kashubian

Etymology

An artificial neologism derived from spód with a pseudo-suffix -lé, found only in this word and its variant pòspòdlé, supposedly based on native formations of the sort of ,, pòdolé, which however take a regular suffix derived from Proto-Slavic *-ьje. A correct derivation would be *spodzé, but such form is not atteste.d.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspwɛ.dle/
• Rhymes: -ɛdle
• Syllabification: spò‧dlé

Noun

spòdlé n (related adjective spòdlowy)

1. (obsolete) background

   Synonym: pòspòdlé

2. (neologism, literary) base, foundation

   Synonym: pòspòdlé

Further reading

• “spòdlé / pòspòdlé”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022