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dunque

dunque

Italian

Alternative forms

Adverb

dunque

  1. then, afterwards
  2. hence, therefore, thus

Conjunction

dunque

  1. so

References

  1. ↑ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951
  2. ↑ “Treccani.it”, in (Please provide the title of the work) (in Italian), Istituto Treccani, accessed 2009-07-19

Ligurian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdunkwe/, [ˈd̪uŋ.kwe]
  • Hyphenation: dùn‧que

Adverb

dunque

  1. then, afterwards
  2. hence, therefore, thus
  3. so
  4. otherwise

Etymology

From Old Italian dunche, donqua, adunche, adonqua, from Latin dunc, ad tunc, or *dumque (a combination of dum and unquam).[1] Alternatively, from Late Latin dunc, which is probably a combination of dumque and tunc.[2] Cognate with Old Spanish doncas. See also French donc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdunkwe/, [ˈd̪uŋ.kwe]
  • Hyphenation: dùn‧que

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