suënz

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin subinde, which consists of sub + inde. The original meaning of subinde was “immediately after”, which then evolved to “repeatedly” and then to “often”. Compare Romansch savens, French souvent, Italian sovente.

Adverb

suënz

  1. (Gherdëina) often

Usage notes

  • The form suënz is more common in colloquial speech, while suvënz is preferred in the written language.

Alternative forms

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