dunc
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a crossing of tunc (“then”) with dum (“while”), likely facilitated by the resemblance of dum to tum, a synonym and close relative of tunc. Attested in several inscriptions. Judging by the widespread sense of 'thus' among Romance descendants, Von Wartburg supposes that dunc already had that sense as well. Löfsted demonstrated that dum was used in that sense in Late Latin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
dunc (not comparable)
Descendants[edit]
Numerous forms reflect an additional /a-/ or adverbial /-(a)s/.
- Dalmatian:
- Italo-Romance:
- Padanian:
- Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *dunquam
References[edit]
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002), “dunc”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 30, page 179
- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “dunc”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 215
- “doncs” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Vulgar Latin dunc. Compare donkes.
Adverb[edit]
dunc
- (often Anglo-Norman) then