però

See also: pero, perro, péro, and peró

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin per hoc.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /pəˈɾɔ/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /peˈɾɔ/
(colloquial) (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ/

Adverb

però

however

Conjunction

però

but
however

Noun

però m (plural peròs)

References

Institut d’Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin per + hoc. The original meaning of però is “for this reason, therefore”.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peˈrɔ/
Rhymes: -ɔ

Conjunction

però

yet, but, however, nevertheless
Synonym: ma

References

↑ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, page 135

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