desde

See also: des de

Asturian

Preposition

desde

1. Alternative form of dende

Fala

Alternative forms

• desdi

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese des (“since”) + de (“of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdesde/

Preposition

desde

1. since (from a certain time onwards)
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme II, Chapter 4: As Ordinis Militaris:

     Algu que está bastanti claro históricamenti é que o riu Ellas, en esta nossa Transerra, foi desde os principios da Reconquista fronteira practicamente inamuvibli entre o incipienti Portogal i o reinu de León i Castilla-león dispois.

     Something which is quite clear historically is that the Eljas river, in our Transerra, has been since the beginning of the Reconquista a practically immovable border between the incipient Portugal and the kingdom of Leon and later Castille-Leon.

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu [Fala Dictionary]‎^[1], CIDLeS, →ISBN, page 109

Galician

Alternative forms

• dende

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese des (“since”) + de (“of”), the first element from Late Latin dē ex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdesðe̝/

Preposition

desde

1. since
2. from (a location)

Related terms

• des que

References

• “desde” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “desde” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “desde” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese des (“since”) + de (“of”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdez.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdez.d͡ʒi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdeʒ.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdez.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdeʒ.d(ɨ)/ [ˈdeʒ.ð(ɨ)]

• Hyphenation: des‧de

Preposition

desde

1. since

   desde o dia 17 de abril ― since April 17th

   desde então ― since then

   desde logo ― therefore

   desde que ― since

   não disse nada desde que chegou ― she hasn't said anything since she arrived

2. from

   percorremos tudo, desde o norte até o sul

   we traveled everywhere, from north to south

3. (condition, followed by subjunctive)

   desde que ― as long as, if

   eu vou, desde que convidem ― I'll go, as long as they invite me

Derived terms

• desde quando
• desde que

Spanish

Etymology

From older des +‎ de, the former from Late Latin dē ex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdesde/ [ˈd̪ez.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -esde
• Syllabification: des‧de

Preposition

desde

1. since

   desde que murió

   since he died

2. from (a location)

   Empieza desde la línea 20.

   Start from line 20.

   • Pablo Neruda, "Me gustas cuando callas"

     Y me oyes desde lejos, y mi voz no te alcanza:

     And you hear me from afar, and my voice does not reach you:

   Synonyms: de, del

3. starting at (a quantity, such as a price)

   televisores desde $200

   televisions starting at $200

Derived terms

• desde cero
• desde el momento en que
• desde luego
• desde niña
• desde niño
• desde que el mundo es mundo
• desde que uno tiene uso de razón
• desde un principio
• desde ya

 

Further reading

• “desde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014