abés

See also: abes, Abes, abès, and åbes

Old Leonese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ad vix, from ad +‎ vix.

Adverb

abés

  1. barely
    • 1275, El Libro de los Caballos. Tratado de Albeytería‎[2]:
      desçende alos piès, e abes se puede sostener en ellos
      (the horse) comes down to his feet, and can barely stand on them

Descendants

  • Asturian: avés

Spanish

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Spanish avez, from Vulgar Latin *ad vix, from ad +‎ vix.[1] Compare Romanian abia. A less likely theory derives it from Arabic.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aˈbes/ [aˈβ̞es]
    • Rhymes: -es
    • Syllabification: a‧bés
    • Homophone: habés

    Adverb

    abés (archaic)

    1. with difficulty

    References

    1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “abés”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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