Asturian

Preposition

desde

1. Alternative form of dende

Fala

Etymology

From Old Portuguese des ‎(“since”) + de ‎(“of”).

Preposition

desde

1. since (from a certain time onwards)
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme II, Chapter 4: As Ordinis Militaris:

     Algu que está bastanti claro históricamenti é que o riu Ellas, en esta nossa Transerra, foi desde os principios da Reconquista fronteira practicamente inamuvibli entre o incipienti Portogal i o reinu de León i Castilla-león dispois.

     Something which is quite clear historically is that the Eljas river, in our Transerra, has been since the beginning of the Reconquista a practically immovable border between the incipient Portugal and the kingdom of Leon and later Castille-Leon.

Galician

Alternative forms

• dende

Preposition

desde

1. since

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese des ‎(“since”) + de ‎(“of”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdez.dʒi/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdeʒ.ðɨ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdez.de/

Preposition

desde

1. since

   • desde o dia 17 de abril

     since April 17th;

     desde então

     since then;

     desde logo

     therefore;

     desde que

     since;

     não disse nada desde que chegou

     she hasn't said anything since she arrived.

2. from

   • percorremos tudo, desde o norte até o sul

     we traveled everywhere, from north to south.

3. (condition, followed by subjunctive)

   • desde que

     as long as, if;

     eu vou, desde que convidem

     I'll go, as long as they invite me.

Spanish

Etymology

Contraction of the Latin prepositions de, ex, de. Compare French dès.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̪esd̪e]

Preposition

desde

1. since

   desde que murió‎

   since he died

2. from (a location)

   Empieza desde la línea 20.‎

   Start from line 20.

   • Pablo Neruda, "Me gustas cuando callas"

     Y me oyes desde lejos, y mi voz no te alcanza:‎

     And you hear me from afar, and my voice does not reach you:

3. starting at (a quantity, such as a price)

   televisores desde $200‎

   televisions starting at $200

Synonyms

• de, del