después

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See also: despues

Asturian

Adverb

después

  1. Alternative form of dempués

Catalan

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish después.

Pronunciation

Adverb

después

  1. after
    Synonym: després

Usage notes

Further reading

  • “después” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Ladino

Adverb

después (Latin spelling)

  1. Alternative form of duspués

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish depues (modified by analogy with des), from Vulgar Latin dē post.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desˈpwes/
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: des‧pués

Adverb

después

  1. later, afterwards, afterward, post
  2. next
  3. (with de) after
    Antonym: antes
    después de comerafter eating

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “pues”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, page 175

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