tranne

Italian

Etymology

From Italian tra' (imperative of trarre) + ne.[1]

Preposition

tranne

  1. except, but, apart from
    Synonyms: eccetto, fuorché, a parte, escluso, oltre
    Conosco tutti tranne te. Chi sei?
    I know everybody except you. Who are you?

Verb

tranne

  1. Compound of imperative (tu person) of trarre and ne.
    Tranne tu le conclusioni. ― Draw your conclusion by yourself.

References

  1. ↑ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951
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