souvent

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”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.vɑ̃/

• Audio (Paris, France):

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Adverb

souvent

1. often

   Je visite la France trop souvent.

   I visit France too often.

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: souvan
• Volapük : suvo

Further reading

• “souvent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French suvent, sovent, from Latin subinde.

Adverb

souvent

1. often