bodaj
//ˈbɔ.daj//
Polishparticle
Definitions
- 1.perhaps, probably, I believe, I think
Poszedł bodaj w górę.
Perhaps he went upstairs.
- 2.archaicat least
Pożycz bodaj na tydzień.
Loan it to me at least for a week.
- 3.archaichad better, may
Bodaj palce mu zginęły!
May his fingers rot!!
- 4.archaicwhichever, for example, such as, if only, say, just
Proces trwa bodaj godzinę.
The process lasts, say, an hour.
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish bodaj, bogdaj, bohdaj, a univerbation of bóg daj. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bogъ daďь.