poscia

Italian

Etymology

From Latin posteā (“afterwards, then”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔʃ.ʃa/
• Rhymes: -ɔʃʃa
• Hyphenation: pò‧scia

Adverb

poscia

1. (archaic, literary) after, afterwards

   Synonym: quindi

Conjunction

poscia

1. (archaic, literary) after (followed by che)

   Synonyms: poi, dopo

   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto II, p. 30 vv. 115-117:

     Poscia che m'ebbe ragionato questo, ¶ li occhi lucenti lagrimando volse ¶ per che mi fece del venir più presto.

     After she thus had spoken unto me, ¶ weeping, her shining eyes she turned away ¶ hereby she made me swifter in my coming.

2. (archaic, literary) since, because (followed by che)

   Synonym: poiché

   • 1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, Decamerone, Tommaso Hedlin, published 1527, page 13:

     Padre mio, poſcia che voi mi promettete di pregare Iddio per me, & io il vi dirò.

     My Father, since you promise to pray God for me, I will tell you.

Anagrams

• -scopia, Caspio, caspio, scopai