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jedynie

//jɛˈdɘ.ɲɛ/ | /jɛˈdɨ.ɲɛ//
Polishparticle

Definitions

  1. 1.
    only, merely (without others or anything further; exclusively)
  2. 2.
    usually with an adjective, emphasizing something that is just or necessary; only, merely
    • jedynie słuszny pogląd

      the only just view

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

From jedyny + -ie. The form with the hard -d- was originally a dialectal result of depalatalization that occurred in Lesser Poland, but ultimately displaced the form with -dz-. First attested in 1522. Compare Kashubian jedinie /jedënie and Silesian jedzinie /jedynie for the hard/soft variation.

Forms

  • jedynniealternative • middle • polish
  • jedziniealternative • middle • polish

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