forbaj

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German vorbei.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔr.baj/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrbaj
  • Syllabification: for‧baj

Adjective

forbaj

  1. over, done; finished
    • 2018 – 2023 March 8, Eugeniusz Kosmała, “Dziyń kobiyt…...”, in Wachtyrz.eu‎[1], Kotórz Mały, Poland: Silesia Progress:
      Nō, tōż mōmy już tyn gryfny marzec na karku. Czamu gôdōm gryfny? Anō, bo to już chnet bydzie ta diosecko zima forbaj i napocznie sie chnet kalyndôrzowô wiesna.
      Well we already have this nice March at hand. Why am I saying nice? Well, because soon this devilish winter be over and soon calander spring will start.

References

  1. ^ Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “forbaj”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 88
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