once

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Usage notes 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Conjunction 1.4.1 Translations 2 Asturian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Numeral 2.2.1 Derived terms 3 French 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Related terms 4 Galician 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Numeral 5 Italian 5.1 Noun 6 Spanish 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Etymology 1 6.2.1 Cardinal number 6.3 Etymology 2 6.3.1 Noun 6.4 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English ones (genitive of on "one") from Old English *ānes

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: wŭn(t)s, IPA: /wʌn(t)s/, SAMPA: /wV(t)ns/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ʌns

[edit] Adverb

once (not comparable)

1. one and only one time

   I have only once eaten pizza.

2. formerly

   He was once the most handsome man around.

[edit] Related terms

• twice
• thrice

[edit] Usage notes

• For what reason are the English words one and once pronounced so, while other words derived from one, like alone, only and atone, pronounced with a long o? Stressed vowels often became diphthongs over time (Latin bona → Italian buona and Spanish buena). A similar thing happened in the late Middle Ages to the English words one and once, first recorded circa 1400. The vowel sound underwent some changes, such as the pronunciation (from ōn → ōōōn → wōn → wōōn → wŏŏn → wŭn).

[edit] Translations

[edit] Conjunction

once

1. as soon as

   We'll get a move on once we find the damn car keys!

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Asturian

Asturian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : once     Ordinal : decimoprimeru

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ūndecim.

[edit] Numeral

once (indeclinable)

1. (cardinal) eleven

[edit] Derived terms

• oncenu

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

once f

1. ounce
2. A small amount of a thing
3. A Snow Leopard

[edit] Related terms

• onze

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[edit] Galician

Galician cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : once     Ordinal : undécimo

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ūndecim.

[edit] Numeral

once (indeclinable)

1. (cardinal) eleven

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

once

1. plural of oncia

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[edit] Spanish

Spanish cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : once     Ordinal : undécimo

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Dialects with z merged to s) IPA: /ˈon.se/, SAMPA: /"on.se/
• (Dialects with z/s distinction, Dialects with s merged to z) IPA: /ˈon.θe/, SAMPA: /"on.Te/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin ūndecim, from unus "one" + decem "ten"

[edit] Cardinal number

once

1. (cardinal) eleven

[edit] Etymology 2

Snacks were typically taken at 11 am.

[edit] Noun

once f. (plural onces)

also onces f. pl.

1. (Latin America) snack (bread with tea or coffee).

[edit] Related terms

• onceno
• onces