dunque

Italian

Alternative forms

• adunque (literary)

Etymology

• From Old Italian dunche, donqua, adunche, adonqua, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin dunc, ad tunc, or *dumque (a combination of dum and umquam).
• Alternatively, from Late Latin dunc, which is probably a combination of *dumque and tunc.

Cognate with French donc and Old Spanish doncas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdunkwe/, [ˈd̪uŋ.kwe]
• Hyphenation: dùn‧que

Adverb

dunque

1. then, afterwards
2. hence, therefore, thus

Conjunction

dunque

1. so

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Ligurian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdunkwe/, [ˈd̪uŋ.kwe]
• Hyphenation: dùn‧que

Adverb

dunque

1. then, afterwards
2. hence, therefore, thus
3. so
4. otherwise