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któr

Któr is a historical variant of the Polish relative pronoun that appears in some older texts and dialects. In modern standard Polish, the relative pronoun used to introduce clauses is który (with feminine która and neuter które), and któr is not part of the contemporary repertoire. The form is primarily attested in medieval and early modern Polish manuscripts as well as in certain regional dialects that preserve older orthographic and phonological patterns.

Functionally, któr would serve to introduce a relative clause referring to a previously mentioned noun or pronoun,

Historical significance and end of use have been noted by philologists and dialectologists. The form gradually

See also: Polish language, Old Polish, Relative pronouns, Polish dialects.

in
a
role
comparable
to
that
of
który
in
present-day
Polish.
Its
appearance
is
treated
in
historical
and
linguistic
studies
of
Polish
pronouns
and
is
often
regarded
as
a
relic
of
the
language’s
evolution
rather
than
a
living
form.
fell
out
of
use
as
standardization
of
Polish
grammar
and
spelling
progressed
during
the
late
medieval
and
early
modern
periods,
with
większość
dialects
and
standard
grammar
adopting
the
modern
tenzij
form
której/które
depending
on
gender
and
number.
Today,
któr
is
not
listed
as
an
independent
item
in
standard
Polish
dictionaries,
though
it
is
referenced
in
discussions
of
Old
Polish
orthography
and
diachronic
syntax
as
an
example
of
pronoun
variation
and
language
change.