"decât" meaning in Romanian

See decât in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

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”), {{ref|decât in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)|name=}}, {{etydate|c|1574|ref=decât in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)}} First attested in c. 1574. 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 Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 0 34 0 34 3 30 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avea decât

Conjunction

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”), {{ref|decât in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)|name=}}, {{etydate|c|1574|ref=decât in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)}} First attested in c. 1574. 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 Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 0 34 0 34 3 30 0
  3. (obsolete or regional) Synonym of însă (“but”) Tags: obsolete, regional Synonyms: însă [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-decât-ro-conj-GaH5eUcA Categories (other): Regional Romanian
  4. (with să) rather than, instead of
    Sense id: en-decât-ro-conj-0DQv6GCd Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 0 34 0 34 3 30 0
  5. (with că, colloquial) it’s just that… Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-decât-ro-conj-dXxfMAL2

Download JSON data for decât meaning in Romanian (5.3kB)

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