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alquanto

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Istriot

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Etymology

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Cognate with Italian alquanto.

Adjective

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alquanto

  1. some; quite a bit

References

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  • Sandro Cergna (2015), Vocabolario del dialetto di Valle d'Istria, →ISBN, page 23

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alˈkwan.to/
  • Rhymes: -anto
  • Hyphenation: al‧quàn‧to

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin aliquantus.[1]

Determiner

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alquanto (feminine alquanta, masculine plural alquanti, feminine plural alquante) (literary and dated)[2]

  1. an amount of; some

Pronoun

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alquanto (feminine alquanta, masculine plural alquanti, feminine plural alquante) (literary and dated)[2]

  1. an amount; some

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Latin aliquantum, aliquantō.[1]

Adverb

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alquanto (chiefly literary)

  1. rather, somewhat
    Synonym: piuttosto
  2. quite a bit
    Synonym: parecchio

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 alquanto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Luca Serianni, Alberto Castelvecchi (2000) [1997], “Pronomi e aggettivi pronominali [Pronouns and pronominal adjective]” (chapter VII), in Italiano. Grammatica, sintassi, dubbi [Italian. Grammar, syntax, doubts] (Le Garzantine) (in Italian), 2nd edition, Garzanti, →ISBN, section 208, page 230

Further reading

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  • alquanto in Treccani.it – Sinonimi e Contrari (2003), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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