dopiero

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish dopioro, dopiro, dopirzo, from Proto-Slavic *topŕ̥vo. Compare Russian теперь (teperʹ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɔˈpjɛ.rɔ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛrɔ
  • Syllabification: do‧pie‧ro

Particle

dopiero

  1. barely, scarcely, just
    Ona dopiero wróciła do domu kiedy kolejna katastrofa się wydarzyła. ― She had scarcely returned home when the next catastrophe occurred.
    Synonym: zaledwie
  2. now; used for emphasis
    To dopiero był mecz! ― Now that was a match!
  3. yet, only (of something that hasn’t started yet and is yet to happen)
    To się dopiero wydarzy. ― It is yet to happen.
    Będziemy tam dopiero za dwa miesiące. ― We will only be there in two months, it will be two months before we are there.

Derived terms
adverb
particle

Further reading
  • dopiero in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dopiero in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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