mentrestant
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
- mentretant (archaic)
Etymology edit
From mentre + estant, or possibly mentre + tant with an adverbial -s inserted. Compare Spanish mientras tanto.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [mən.tɾəsˈtan]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [mən.tɾəsˈtant]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [men.tɾesˈtant]
Adverb edit
mentrestant
- meanwhile, in the meantime
- Synonyms: entretant, mentrimentres
Further reading edit
- “mentrestant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “mentrestant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “mentrestant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.