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atât

Pronunciation: /a.ˈtɨt/

“atât” is a Romanian word. Its meaning in English:

adverb

  1. so (to this or that extent), so much

In Romanian

  1. (mai ales în forma atât) în asemenea măsură, așa de mult, de tare, de bine, de scump etc.
  2. numai acest (singur) lucru, mai mult nu.
  3. (pron.nehot.) (mai ales în forma atâta) (înlocuiește un nume sau o propoziție, exprimând o măsură, o cantitate etc.)
  4. (pron.nehot.) (înlocuiește un singur sau ultim lucru care mai trebuie realizat)
  5. (adj.nehot.) (mai ales în forma atâta) care este așa de mult, de tare, de bine etc.
  6. (adj.nehot.) care este numai acesta, care este ultimul.

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum tantum, from Latin eccum + tantum. (The initial syllable of *eccum- compounds regularly turns to /a-/ in Romanian.) Closely parallel to Italian cotanto and Old Catalan aitant. Compare also Old French itant, Old Spanish atanto (as well as French tant, Italian tanto, Spanish tanto). For a clearer view of the phonetic evolution of the Romanian word, compare the…

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