entrementres

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. Either from entre +‎ mentres, of from an evolution of Latin interea + mentres.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [entɾeˈmɛntɾɪs], [entɾeˈmentɾɪs]

Adverb

entrementres

1. meanwhile

Conjunction

entrementres

1. while; as

Related terms

• mentres

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “entrementres”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “entrementres”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “entrementres”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN