almenaŭ

See also: almenau

Esperanto

Alternative forms

• almenau (H-system spelling)
• almenaux (X-system spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian almeno (literally, "at the least") and French au moins. Compare Spanish al menos, Portuguese ao menos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈmenau̯/

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• Rhymes: -enau̯
• Syllabification: al‧me‧naŭ

Adverb

almenaŭ

1. at least

   Synonym: minimume

   • 1907, Kazimierz Bein (tr.), La Faraono, translation of original by Bolesław Prus, ch. XIX:

     Donu al ili almenaŭ tridek draĥmojn.

     Give them at least thirty drachmas.

   • 2025 September 29, Jorge Nogueras, “La plej mallonga tago”, in uea.facila‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 December 2025:

     Sed, almenaŭ laŭ-sperte, ĉiuj tagoj en nia vivo estas same longaj.

     But, at least according to experience, all days in our life are equally long.

Further reading

• “almenaŭ”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “almenaŭ”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
• Wells, John C. (1992), “almenaŭ, least, rate”, in Concise Esperanto and English Dictionary‎^[2], →ISBN, pages 46, 294, 349
• Benson, Peter J. (1995), “anyway, least, rate”, in Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary‎^[3], →ISBN, pages 39, 294, 419
• Butler, Montagu C. (1967), “almenaŭ”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary‎^[4], →OL, page 29
• Motteau, Achille (1907), “almenaŭ”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary‎^[5], →OCLC, page 6