choćby
//ˈxɔd͡ʑ.bɘ/ | /ˈxɔd͡ʑ.bɨ//
Polishconjparticle
Definitions
- 1.even if; so much as
Near-synonyms: jakkolwiek, żeby
- 2.denotes a lack of preference with a choice; either … or
- 3.if only
- 4.for example, say
- 5.even (in reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
From choć + -by. First attested in 1549. Compare Kashubian chòcbë, and Silesian choćby.
Forms
- choćbymcombined-form • object-first-person • object-singular
- choćbyśmycombined-form • object-first-person • object-plural
- choćbyścombined-form • object-second-person • object-singular
- choćbyściecombined-form • object-plural • object-second-person
- choćbycombined-form • object-singular • object-third-person
- choćbycombined-form • object-plural • object-third-person