"entonces" meaning in Spanish

See entonces in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /enˈtonθes/, [ẽn̪ˈt̪õn̟.θes], /enˈtonses/, [ẽn̪ˈt̪õn.ses], [tõ̞ns] (note: colloquial, casual speech), [ˈtõ̞nse̞s] (note: colloquial, casual speech), [ˈtõ̞nse̞(h)] (note: colloquial, casual speech), [ˈtõ̞nθe̞(h)] (note: colloquial, casual speech), [tõ̞es], [ˈtõ̞e̞x] Forms: tonce [alternative, colloquial], tonces [alternative, colloquial], entonce [alternative, archaic], antonce [alternative]
Rhymes: -onθes (Equatorial Guinea, Spain), -onses (Latin America, Philippines) Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish entonce, entonces, from Latin in + *tunce, the latter an archaic form of tunc (“then”). Compare Portuguese então and Romanian atunci. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|entonce, entonces|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish entonce, entonces, {{inh+|es|osp|entonce, entonces}} Inherited from Old Spanish entonce, entonces, {{inh|es|la|in}} Latin in, {{cog|pt|então}} Portuguese então, {{cog|ro|atunci}} Romanian atunci Head templates: {{head|es|adverb}} entonces
  1. (demonstrative) then, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point Tags: demonstrative
    Sense id: en-entonces-es-adv--~GQh9-q Categories (other): Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 26 19 33 10 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  2. (conjunctive) then, therefore, so, thus; in that case Tags: conjunctive
    Sense id: en-entonces-es-adv-OzH3BFjm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chúpalo entonces, en aquel entonces, en ese entonces (english: back then, at the time), para entonces (english: by then, by this time, by that time, by which time, by now), por aquel entonces (english: back then, at that time), por entonces (english: by then, at the time, at that time), por ese entonces, pues entonces (english: well then), pues entonces Related terms: pues

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "[ẽn̪ˈt̪õn̟.θes]"
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      "ipa": "/enˈtonses/"
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      "ipa": "[ẽn̪ˈt̪õn.ses]"
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      "rhymes": "-onses (Latin America, Philippines)"
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      "note": "colloquial, casual speech"
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      "ipa": "[ˈtõ̞nse̞s]",
      "note": "colloquial, casual speech"
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      "ipa": "[ˈtõ̞nse̞(h)]",
      "note": "colloquial, casual speech"
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      "ipa": "[ˈtõ̞nθe̞(h)]",
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      "ipa": "[tõ̞es]"
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      "ipa": "/enˈtonθes/"
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      "ipa": "[ẽn̪ˈt̪õn̟.θes]"
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      "ipa": "/enˈtonses/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈtõ̞nse̞s]",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtõ̞nse̞(h)]",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtõ̞nθe̞(h)]",
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      "ipa": "[tõ̞es]"
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