souvent
French
Etymology
From Old French suvent, sovent, from Latin subinde, which consists of sub + inde. The original meaning of subinde was “immediately after”, which then evolved to “repeatedly” and then to “often”.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su.vɑ̃/
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Adverb
souvent
- often
- Je visite la France trop souvent.
- I visit France too often.
- Je visite la France trop souvent.
Descendants
References
- ↑ Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand (1964) Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse
Further reading
- “souvent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Old French suvent, sovent, from Latin subinde.
Adverb
souvent
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