pomimo

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó

Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa

Proto-Slavic *po

Old Polish po

Polish po

Proto-Slavic *minǫti

Proto-Slavic *-mo

Proto-Slavic *mìmo

Old Polish mimo

Polish mimo

univ.

Polish pomimo

Univerbation of po + mimo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈmi.mɔ/

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• Rhymes: -imɔ
• Syllabification: po‧mi‧mo

Preposition

pomimo (+ genitive)

1. despite, in spite of

   Synonym: mimo

   Poszła na spacer pomimo deszczu. ― She went for a walk despite the rain.

Related terms

• pomimo to
• pomimo wszystko
• pomimo że

Further reading

• “pomimo”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “pomimo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)