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combien

combien

See also: combein

French

Adverb

combien

how much (for uncountable nouns)
how much (for money)
how many (for countable nouns)

Derived terms

c'est combien ? (how much is it?)

Descendants

Finnish: kompiainen

Anagrams

combine, combiné

Old French

Alternative forms

cumbien, cumben

Etymology

From comme + bien.

Adverb

combien

how much, how many
- circa 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
  Dez ke Richart le sout, un espie enveia
  Saveir u Thiebaut ert, e combien gent il a.
  As soon as Richard knew about it, he sent a spy
  to know where Thibalt was, and how many people he had with him.

Descendants

French: combien