maintenant
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French maintenant.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /mɛ̃t.nɑ̃/, /mɛ̃.tə.nɑ̃/
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Adverb
[edit]maintenant
- now, currently
synonyms ▲
- Synonyms: à cette heure, à présent, actuellement, aujourd'hui, en ce moment
Derived terms
[edit]Participle
[edit]maintenant
Further reading
[edit]- “maintenant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Old French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From maintenir + -ant. Equivalent to main + tenant.
Adverb
[edit]maintenant
Descendants
[edit]- French: maintenant
References
[edit]- Etymology and history of “maintenant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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