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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
però
- however
Conjunction
però
- but
- however
Noun
però m (plural peròs)
- objection
- problem
References
- “però” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). The original meaning of però was “for this reason, therefore”.[1] Cognate with Spanish pero, Old Francoprovençal enperoi.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
però
- yet, but, however, nevertheless
- Synonym: ma
Descendants
References
- ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, page 135
- ^ però in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- però in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian però.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
però
- (colloquial) but
- Synonyms: iżda, imma