però

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pero"

Catalan

Alternative forms

• emperò (Eastern)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). Compare Spanish pero, Italian però.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Catalonia):

  (file)

Adverb

però

1. however

Conjunction

però

1. but
2. however

Noun

però m (plural peròs)

1. objection
2. problem

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “però”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Further reading

• “però”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “però”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “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 Franco-Provençal 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

Etymology tree

Italian peròbor.

Maltese però

Borrowed from Italian però.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈrɔː/
• Rhymes: -ɔː

Conjunction

però

1. (colloquial) but

   Synonyms: iżda, imma