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czyli

//ˈt͡ʂɘ.li/ | /ˈt͡ʂɨ.li/ | /ˈt͡ʂɘ.li//
Polishparticleconj

Definitions

  1. 1.
    clarifying or connective particle; as in, in other words, i.e., or, that is to say
    • Kupiłem książkę o Mieszku I, czyli pierwszym królu Polski.

      I bought a book about Mieszko I, i.e. the first king of Poland.

    • Poszedłem sam, czyli byłem samotny.

      I went alone, which means I was lonely.

  2. 2.
    obsoleteintroduces a yes-no question sentence; whether
  3. 3.
    obsoleteintroduces a conditional; if

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish czyli. By surface analysis, univerbation of czy + li.

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