però

See also: pero, perro, péro, and peró

Catalan

Alternative forms

• emperò (Eastern)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈɾɔ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [peˈɾɔ]
• (Valencian) (alternatively) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾo/
• (Eastern, colloquial) IPA^(key): /pɾɔ/
• (Valencian, dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾo/

• Audio (Central Catalan)

  (file)

Adverb

però

1. however

Conjunction

però

1. but
2. however

Noun

però m (plural peròs)

1. objection
2. problem

References

• “però” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “però” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “però”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “però” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). The original meaning of però was “for this reason, therefore”. Cognate with Spanish pero, Old Francoprovençal enperoi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈrɔ/^*

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: pe‧rò

Conjunction

però

1. yet, but, however, nevertheless

   Synonym: ma

Descendants

• → Maltese: però

Further reading

• però in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian però.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈrɔː/

Conjunction

però

1. (colloquial) but

   Synonyms: iżda, imma