mentrestant
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Catalan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- mentretant (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
From mentre + estant, or possibly mentre + tant with an adverbial -s inserted. Compare Spanish mientras tanto.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /mən.tɾəsˈtant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /mən.tɾəsˈtan/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /men.tɾesˈtant/
Adverb[edit]
mentrestant
- meanwhile, in the meantime
- Synonyms: entretant, mentrimentres
Further reading[edit]
- “mentrestant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “mentrestant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “mentrestant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.