souvent

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French

Etymology

From Old French suvent, sovent, from Latin subinde, which consists of sub + inde. The original meaning of subinde was “immediately after”, which then evolved to “repeatedly” and then to “often”.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.vɑ̃/
  • Audio (Paris, France):(file)

Adverb

souvent

  1. often
    Je visite la France trop souvent.
    I visit France too often.

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: souvan
  • Volapük : suvo

References

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Further reading


Norman

Etymology

From Old French suvent, sovent, from Latin subinde.

Adverb

souvent

  1. often