prawie
//ˈpra.vjɛ/ | /ˈpra.vjɛ/ | /ˈpra.vjɛ//
Polishparticleadvnoun
Grammatical form
prawie is the locative singular form of prawo — “law (body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities)”.
Definitions
- 1.almost (nearly, practically)
- 2.obsoleteindeed, really
- 3.dialectalobsoletein the nick of time; just now, just then
- 4.obsoleterightly (correctly; with honor, justly)
- 5.obsoletetruly, truthfully (in accordance with reality)
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish prawie. By surface analysis, prawy + -ie. Sense 1 is an extension of sense 2. Compare Kashubian prawie and Slovincian prawjê.