zanim

Kashubian

Etymology

Univerbation of za +‎ nim. Compare Polish zanim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈza.ɲim/
• Rhymes: -aɲim
• Syllabification: za‧nim

Conjunction

zanim

1. before (earlier than the time when)

   Synonym: nim

Further reading

• Sychta, Bernard (1973) “zańim”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 6 (U – Ž), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 182
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “zanim”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[2]
• “zanim”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

Etymology

Univerbation of za +‎ nim. First attested in 1612. Compare Kashubian zanim and Silesian zanim.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈza.ɲim/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈza.ɲim/

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• Rhymes: -aɲim
• Syllabification: za‧nim

Conjunction

zanim

1. before (earlier than the time when)

   Synonym: nim

   Antonyms: dopóki nie, póki nie

Usage notes

Combined forms for this word are uncommon and often formed for stylization.

Declension

Combined forms of zanim

	singular	plural
1st person	zanimem	zanimeśmy
2nd person	zanimeś	zanimeście
3rd person	zanim	zanim

Further reading

• zanim in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• zanim in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “zanim”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “zanim”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1927), “zanim”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 8, Warsaw, page 194

Silesian

Etymology

Univerbation of za +‎ nim. Compare Polish zanim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈza.ɲim/
• Rhymes: -aɲim
• Syllabification: za‧nim

Conjunction

zanim

1. before (earlier than the time when)

   Synonyms: (Cieszyn) pokiyl, podwiel, zaczym, (dated) zaim, zatym

Further reading

• zanim in silling.org
• Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “zanim”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 160