jeb

See also: Jeb

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yo-, *ye- (relative pronoun), with a particle ba, attested also at the end of the old conjunction neba. Cognates include Lithuanian jei (if), dialectal jeba.[1]

Conjunction

jeb

  1. or, also known as, to wit
    telefons jeb tālrunistelephone, or far-speaker (two Latvian synonyms)
    glaukoma jeb zaļais ūdens, kā tas tautā iesauktsglaucoma, or green water, as it is popularly called
    fonētika jeb valodniecības nozare, kas pētī valodas skaņasphonetics, or the branch of linguistics that studies the sounds of language
  2. or (uniting two clauses introduced by the conjunction vai, either questions or subordinate clauses)
    vai nu tūlīt nāksi, jeb vai ilgi man būs jāgaida?are you coming in now, or will I have to wait longer?
    Andrs pagāja tālāk palūkot, vai Lakstiņš kambara durvis aizslēdz jeb vai tās visu laiku stāv vaļāAndrs went to check whether Lakstiņš had locked the chamber door, or whether it had been open the whole time

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. →ISBN.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛp/

Verb

jeb

  1. imperative singular of jebaś

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jebati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛp/

Interjection

jeb

  1. (vulgar) wham!; bang!; onomatopoeia for hitting, punching or explosions
    • 2002, Dorota Masłowska, Wojna polsko-ruska pod flagą biało-czerwoną, Lampa i Iskra Boża
      I, Silny, wtem wszyscy pochylacie się nad grillem patrząc w niego jak w objawienie, jak w zaćmienie słońca. A tu jeb, jeb, jeb, lecą panele wam na te genetycznie posrane łby jak jakieś jebnięte meteoryty, księżyce czy planety z nieba.
    • 2013, Krzysztof Miller, 13 wojen i jedna, Otwarte →ISBN
      Więc leżę wtulony. Jeb! Strasznie blisko! Nic nie słyszę. Dotykam ucha. Nie urwało, ale dłoń czerwona, lepka. Z uszu cieknie mi krew. To dobrze, to znaczy, że żyję. Ale obok ciągle jeb, jeb, jeb. Ile oni tego wystrzelili?

Verb

jeb

  1. second-person singular imperative of jebać
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