jadis
French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French ja a dis (“there are days before”), from ja (“already”) + a (“has”) + plural of di (“day”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
jadis
- long ago, once, yesteryear, in times past, yore
Further reading edit
- “jadis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.