entonces

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From entonce +‎ -s, first attested in the 14th century.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈtõ.sis/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈtõ.sis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈtõ.siʃ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈtõ.siʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈtõ.ses/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈtõ.ses/

  • Hyphenation: en‧ton‧ces

Adverb

entonces

  1. (archaic, dialectal, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul) then (in one of the situations)
    Synonym: então

References

  1. ^ https://www.dicio.com.br/entonces/

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish entonce, entonces, from Latin in + *tunce, the latter an archaic form of tunc (“then”). Compare Portuguese então and Romanian atunci.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enˈtonθes/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enˈtonses/
  • IPA(key): , , (colloquial, casual speech)
    • Rhymes:
  • IPA(key): , (colloquial, Colombian, Venezuelan speech)
    • Rhymes:
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Syllabification: en‧ton‧ces

Adverb

entonces

  1. (demonstrative) then, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point
    Desde entonces, siempre he tenido cuidado.
    Since then I've always been careful.
    Entonces, el ladrón se fue.
    After that, the thief left.
  2. (conjunctive) then, therefore, so, thus
    Estaba lloviendo antes, entonces de seguro viniste con paraguas, ¿no?
    It was raining before, so you certainly came in with an umbrella, didn't you?

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