assai

See also: Assaí

English

Etymology 1

Italian assai.

Adverb

assai (not comparable)

(music) A tempo direction equivalent to "very".

Noun

assai (plural assais)

Alternative spelling of acai.
- 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World‎:
  "What do you make of that?" he asked. "It is surely an Assai palm," said Summerlee. "Exactly. It was an Assai palm which I took for my landmark. The secret opening is half a mile onwards upon the other side of the river."

Anagrams

Saias

Catalan

Adverb

assai

(Alghero) very
assai blanc ― very white
Synonym: molt
(Alghero) much, a lot
M'agrada assai això ― I like that a lot
Synonyms: molt, tant

Adjective

assai (indeclinable)

(Alghero) many
No vull coses assai ― I don't want many things
Synonyms: molt, tant

References

El Català de l'Alguer : un model d'àmbit restringit, Barcelona, 2003, →ISBN, pages 27,33,54

Corsican

Etymology

From Late Latin ad satis. Cognates include Italian assai and French assez.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /asˈsaɪ̯/

Adverb

assai

very
much
for a long time

References

“assai” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

French

Etymology

From Italian assai. Doublet of assez.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

assai

(music) assai

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin ad satis, from Latin ad + satis; cf. French assez.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /asˈsaj/
Rhymes: -aj
Hyphenation: as‧sài

Adverb

assai (superlative (jocular) assaissimo)

very
Synonyms: abbastanza, molto
La musica da camera era assai allegra.
The chamber music was very cheerful.

Anagrams

Assia

Middle English

Noun

assai

Alternative form of assay

Neapolitan

Adverb

assai

Alternative form of assàje

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsaj/ [aˈsaɪ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsaj/

Hyphenation: as‧sai

Verb

assai

second-person plural imperative of assar

Sicilian

Etymology

From Late Latin ad satis. Compare Neapolitan assàje, Italian assai.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [asˈsaj]

Adverb

assai

much
a lot