autrement
See also: autrément
French edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French aultrement, from Old French autrement, from Early Medieval Latin alterā mente. Synchronically autre + -ment.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
autrement
- otherwise
- differently, in another way or manner
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “autrement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin alterā mente. Synchronically autre + -ment.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
autrement
- otherwise
- c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Sire, ne puet estre autremant.
- My Lord, it cannot be otherwise.
Descendants edit
- Middle French: aultrement
- French: autrement