doncs

Catalan

Alternative forms

• donchs, donc (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin dunc (with adverbial /-s/), probably from a crossing of Latin tunc with dum. Compare Occitan dunc, French donc, Italian dunque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈdɔŋs]

Adverb

doncs

1. then
2. so, therefore

   Synonym: (Mallorca) idò

Interjection

doncs

1. well; so

Derived terms

• idò

Further reading

• “doncs” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “doncs”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “doncs” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “doncs” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.