abbastanza

Italian

Alternative forms

  • a bastanza (archaic)

Etymology

Univerbation of a +‎ bastanza (“sufficience”), from the verb bastare (“to suffice”).[1] Cognate with Spanish bastante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ab.basˈtan.t͡sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -antsa
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧stàn‧za

Adverb

abbastanza

  1. enough, sufficiently
  2. quite, fairly
    fortuna abbastanza buona ― fairly good luck

Adjective

abbastanza (invariable)

  1. enough
    non ho abbastanza denaro ― I haven't enough money.
    ne ho abbastanza ― I've had enough.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Venetan: abastança

References

  1. ^ “bastare” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

Further reading

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