desde

See also: des de

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdesde/ [ˈd̪ez̪.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -esde
• Syllabification: des‧de

Preposition

desde

1. alternative form of dende

Fala

Alternative forms

• desdi

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese des (“since”) + de (“of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdesde/
• Rhymes: -esde
• Syllabification: des‧de

Preposition

desde

1. since (from a certain time onwards)
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme II, Chapter 4: As Ordinis Militaris:

     Algu que está bastanti claro históricamenti é que o riu Ellas, en esta nossa Transerra, foi desde os principios da Reconquista fronteira practicamente inamuvibli entre o incipienti Portogal i o reinu de León i Castilla-león dispois.

     Something which is quite clear historically is that the Eljas river, in our Transerra, has been since the beginning of the Reconquista a practically immovable border between the incipient Portugal and the kingdom of Leon and later Castille-Leon.

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 109

Galician

Alternative forms

• dende

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese des (“since”) + de (“of”), the first element from Late Latin dē ex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdesde/ [ˈd̪ez̺.ð̞ɪ]
• Rhymes: -esde
• Hyphenation: des‧de

Preposition

desde

1. since
2. from (a location)

Related terms

• des que

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “desde”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “desde”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “desde”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese des (“since”) + de (“of”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde(j)z.d͡ʒi/ [ˈde(ɪ̯)z.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde(j)z.d͡ʒi/ [ˈde(ɪ̯)z.d͡ʒi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈde(j)ʒ.d͡ʒi/ [ˈde(ɪ̯)ʒ.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde(j)z.de/ [ˈde(ɪ̯)z.de]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdeʒ.dɨ/ [ˈdeʒ.ðɨ]

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Hyphenation: des‧de

Preposition

desde

1. since

   desde o dia 17 de abril ― since April 17th

   desde então ― since then

   desde logo ― therefore

   desde que ― since

   não disse nada desde que chegou ― she hasn't said anything since she arrived

2. from

   percorremos tudo, desde o norte até o sul

   we traveled everywhere, from north to south

3. (condition, followed by subjunctive)

   desde que ― as long as, if

   eu vou, desde que convidem ― I'll go, as long as they invite me

Derived terms

• desde quando
• desde que

Further reading

• “desde”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “desde”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From older des +‎ de, the former from Late Latin dē ex. Displaced Latin deinde, which would have yielded dende.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdesde/ [ˈd̪ez.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -esde
• Syllabification: des‧de

Preposition

desde

1. since (from a specified time in the past)

   desde que murió ― since he died

   desde 1978 ― since 1978

2. from (a location)

   Synonyms: de, del

   Empieza desde la línea 20.

   Start from line 20.

   • Pablo Neruda, "Me gustas cuando callas"

     Y me oyes desde lejos, y mi voz no te alcanza:

     And you hear me from afar, and my voice does not reach you:

   • 2024 November 8, Kaitlan Collins, “Batallas desde el patio de Mar-a-Lago: cómo el equipo de Trump compite por los puestos”, in CNN en Español‎:

     Esas conversaciones en voz baja se convirtieron ahora en una auténtica batalla que se desarrolla directamente desde el patio del club Mar-a-Lago de Trump en Palm Beach, Florida.

     Those quiet conversations have now turned into a full-blown battle, directly unfolding from the patio of Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.

3. starting at (a quantity, such as a price)

   televisores desde $200 ― televisions starting at $200

Derived terms

• desde cero
• desde el vientre de su madre
• desde luego
• desde niña
• desde niño
• desde que el mundo es mundo
• desde que uno tiene uso de razón
• desde un principio
• desde ya

Further reading

• “desde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025