dunque

Italian

Alternative forms

• adunque (literary, Old Italian)
• dunche, adunche, donqua, adonqua (archaic or regional)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *dunquam, a cross of Late Latin dunc and Latin unquam (“ever”), with the former itself being a cross of Latin tunc (“then”) with dum (“while”). The final /-e/ may reflect an older form */ˈdonkwas/, with adverbial /-s/, for which cf. Middle French doncques.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdun.kwe/

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• Rhymes: -unkwe
• Hyphenation: dùn‧que

Adverb

dunque

1. then, afterwards

   Synonyms: dopo, poi, in seguito

2. hence, therefore, thus

   Synonyms: quindi, perciò, pertanto, di conseguenza

Conjunction

dunque

1. so

Further reading

• dunque in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Ladino

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdunke/, [ˈd̪uŋ.ke]

Adverb

dunque

1. then, afterwards

Ligurian

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

dunque

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