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assai

See also: Assaí

English

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Etymology 1

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Italian assai.

Adverb

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assai (not comparable)

  1. (music) A tempo direction equivalent to "very".

Etymology 2

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Noun

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assai (plural assais)

  1. Alternative spelling of acai.
    • 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London, New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
      "What do you make of that?" he asked. "It is surely an Assai palm," said Summerlee. "Exactly. It was an Assai palm which I took for my landmark. The secret opening is half a mile onwards upon the other side of the river."

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Catalan

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Adverb

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assai

  1. (Alghero) very
    Synonym: molt
    assai blanc ― very white
  2. (Alghero) much, a lot
    Synonyms: molt, tant
    M'agrada assai això ― I like that a lot

Adjective

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assai (invariable)

  1. (Alghero) many
    Synonyms: molt, tant
    No vull coses assai ― I don't want many things

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El Català de l'Alguer : un model d'àmbit restringit, Barcelona, 2003, →ISBN, page 27,33,54

Corsican

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Etymology

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From Late Latin ad satis. Cognates include Italian assai and French assez.

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Adverb

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assai

  1. very
  2. much
  3. for a long time

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  • “assai” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian assai. Doublet of assez.

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assai

  1. (music) assai

Italian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin ad satis, from Latin ad + satis; cf. French assez.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /asˈsaj/
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: as‧sài

Adverb

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assai (superlative (jocular) assaissimo)

  1. very
    Synonyms: abbastanza, molto
    La musica da camera era assai allegra.
    The chamber music was very cheerful.

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Middle English

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Noun

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assai

  1. Alternative form of assay

Neapolitan

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Adverb

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assai

  1. Alternative form of assaje

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: as‧sai

Verb

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assai

  1. second-person plural imperative of assar

Sicilian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin ad satis. Compare Neapolitan assàje, Italian assai.

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Adverb

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assai

  1. much
  2. a lot
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