apenas

See also: apenás

Ladino

Adverb

apenas (Latin spelling)

1. scarcely, hardly

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /aˈpe.nɐs/, [aˈpe.nɐs]

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /aˈpe.nɐs/, [aˈpe.nɐs]
  • IPA^(key): (Rio de Janeiro) /aˈpe.nɐʃ/, [aˈpe.nɐʃ]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ɐˈpe.nɐʃ/, [ɐˈpe.nɐʃ]

• Hyphenation: a‧pe‧nas

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *ad poenam, with an additional adverbial /-s/ (compare entrementes, ultimately from Latin interim).

Adverb

apenas (not comparable)

1. only; just; merely (no more than)

   Synonyms: (more informal) só, somente

2. (chiefly Portugal and Africa) barely (by a small margin)

   Synonym: mal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

apenas

1. second-person singular (tu) present indicative of apenar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpenas/, [aˈpe.nas]

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *ad poenam, with an additional adverbial /-s/ (compare mientras < Latin dum interim).

Adverb

apenas

1. hardly, scarcely, barely
2. recently, just

   Synonym: (verb) acabar de

   Apenas terminé. ― I've just finished.

3. as soon as

   Synonyms: en cuanto, tan pronto como, ni bien, nada más

   Apenas termine mi tarea, usaré la computadora.

   As soon as I finish my homework, I’ll use the computer.

Derived terms

• apenitas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

apenas

1. second-person singular present indicative of apenar

Further reading

• “apenas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014