sovint
Catalan
Alternative forms
- sovín, suvín, soviny, soveny, sovey, assovint (regional or obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Catalan sovint~sovent, from Latin subinde (“repeatedly, continually”). Compare French souvent.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /suˈvint/
- (Central) IPA(key): /suˈbin/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /soˈvint/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -int
Adverb
sovint
- often
Derived terms
- tot sovint
- sovintejar
References
- “sovint” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “sovint”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “sovint” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “sovint” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Walloon
Etymology
Inherited from Latin subinde (“now and then”). Compare French souvent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔˈvɛ̃/
Adverb
sovint
- often