witôj

Kashubian

Kashubian phrasebook

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Etymology

Imperative of witac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvi.tɞj/
• Rhymes: -itɞj
• Syllabification: wi‧tôj

Interjection

witôj

1. welcome

   Witôj, drëhe! ― Welcome, friend!

Usage notes

• Usually used when the person is familiar to the speaker. For multiple people, witôjce is used and witôm/witômë is often used when the person greeted is unfamiliar to the speaker.

Verb

witôj

1. second-person singular imperative of witac

Further reading

• “witôj!”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “witać (się)”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]