senon
See also: se non, senón, and sen'on
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
- se non
Etymology
From se (“if”) + non (“not”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se.ˈnõ/
Preposition
senon
- if not
- except
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 304 (facsimile):
- como ſanta maria de Ribela non quer que arça outr oyo ant o ſeu altar ſe non Doliuas
- how Holy Mary of Ribela does not allow any other oil to be burned before Her altar except olive oil
- como ſanta maria de Ribela non quer que arça outr oyo ant o ſeu altar ſe non Doliuas
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Descendants
- Fala: sinon
- Galician: senón
- Portuguese: senão
Welsh
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Etymology
Borrowed from English xenon, From Ancient Greek ξένον (xénon), neuter of ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsɛnɔn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈzeːnɔn/, /ˈzɛnɔn/
- Rhymes: -ɛnɔn
Noun
senon m (uncountable, not mutable)
- xenon
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “senon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies