abbastanza

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Italian

Etymology

Univerbation of a +‎ bastanza (“sufficiently”), from the verb bastare (“to suffice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ab.baˈstan.t͡sa/
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  • Rhymes: -antsa
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧stàn‧za

Adverb

abbastanza

  1. enough, sufficiently
  2. quite, fairly
    fortuna abbastanza buona ― fairly good luck

Adjective

abbastanza (invariable)

  1. enough
    non ho abbastanza denaro ― I haven't enough money.
    ne ho abbastanza ― I've had enough.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “bastare” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

Further reading

  • abbastanza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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