Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese aas vezes (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): ás + veces ~ "at occasions". Compare Portuguese às vezes and Spanish a veces.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /as ˈβeθe̝s/, (western) /as ˈβese̝s/

Adverb

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ás veces

  1. sometimes; occasionally
    Synonym: ás vegadas
    • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 88:
      ẽna lide põ ome aas vezes o corpo et a alma que llo nõ dan por ouro nẽ por prata nẽ cousa que aia.
      in the fight a man puts sometimes body and soul, which they won't give by gold nor silver nor any other thing that exists
    • 1555, Hernán Núñez, Refranes en Romance:
      As veces ruyn gadela roy boa correa
      Sometimes a bad bitch gnaws a good leash

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