Kashubian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German binbinnen (within).[1] Cognate with Slovincian bën, German binnen and Dutch binnen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɜnɜ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜnɜ
  • Syllabification: bë‧në

Adverb

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bënë (not comparable)

  1. inside, indoors
    Coordinate term: bùten

Preposition

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bënë

  1. inside, within [with locative]
    Coordinate term: bùten

Derived terms

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adjective

References

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  1. ^ Wiesław Boryś, Hanna Popowska-Taborska (1994) “bëne”, in Słownik etymologiczny Kaszubszczyzny[1], volume 1, →ISBN, page 112

Further reading

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  • Sychta, Bernard (1967) “bëne”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 1 (A – Ǵ), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 34
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “wewnątrz”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “wewnątrz”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2]
  • bënë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022