apenas

See also: apenás

Ladino

Adverb

apenas (Latin spelling)

1. scarcely, hardly

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpẽ.nɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpẽ.nɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈpẽ.nɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpe.nas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /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 present indicative of apenar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpenas/ [aˈpe.nas]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -enas
• Syllabification: a‧pe‧nas

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• a penas

Adverb

apenas

1. barely, scarcely

   Synonym: difícilmente

   Apenas logré terminar el proyecto a tiempo.

   I barely managed to finish the project on time.

   Apenas nos alcanza para el próximo mes.

   We barely have enough (money) for the next month.

   Tiene apenas cinco añitos.

   She's barely five years old.

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

• apenas si
• 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16