abbastanza

Italian

Etymology

Contraction of the expression a bastanza "sufficiently", from the verb bastare.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

abbastanza

  1. enough
    • non ho abbastanza denaro - I haven't enough money
  2. quite, fairly
    • fortuna abbastanza buona - fairly good luck

Interjection

abbastanza

  1. enough

References

  1. ↑ “bastare” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
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