"decât" meaning in All languages combined

See decât on Wiktionary

Adverb [Romanian]

IPA: /deˈkɨt/ Audio: LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-decât.wav
Etymology: From de (“of”) + cât (“how much”). First attested in c. 1574. Etymology templates: {{compound|ro|de|cât|t1=of|t2=how much}} de (“of”) + cât (“how much”), {{etydate|c|1574}} First attested in c. 1574, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">“decât”, in <cite>DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)</cite> (in Romanian), 2004–<span class="None" lang="und">2026</span></span>}} Head templates: {{head|ro|adverb|head=}} decât, {{ro-adv}} decât
  1. than Synonyms: ca
    Sense id: en-decât-ro-adv-c4NxHBsF
  2. (in negative constructions) only, nothing but Synonyms: doar, numai
    Sense id: en-decât-ro-adv-leqnxVp3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avea decât

Conjunction [Romanian]

IPA: /deˈkɨt/ Audio: LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-decât.wav
Etymology: From de (“of”) + cât (“how much”). First attested in c. 1574. Etymology templates: {{compound|ro|de|cât|t1=of|t2=how much}} de (“of”) + cât (“how much”), {{etydate|c|1574}} First attested in c. 1574, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">“decât”, in <cite>DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)</cite> (in Romanian), 2004–<span class="None" lang="und">2026</span></span>}} Head templates: {{head|ro|conjunction}} decât
  1. than
    Sense id: en-decât-ro-conj-c4NxHBsF
  2. (in negative constructions) only, nothing but
    Sense id: en-decât-ro-conj-leqnxVp3
  3. (obsolete or regional) synonym of însă (“but”) Tags: obsolete, regional Synonyms: însă [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-decât-ro-conj-4M2iwG7O Categories (other): Regional Romanian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Romanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 0 0 49 51 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 63 37 0 Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 0 62 38 0
  4. (with să) rather than, instead of
    Sense id: en-decât-ro-conj-0DQv6GCd Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 0 0 49 51 0
  5. (with că, colloquial) it’s just that… Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-decât-ro-conj-dXxfMAL2
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