alespoň

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ale +‎ si +‎ poně-, from po +‎ ně. Compare poněkud, poněvadž. First attested in the 19th century. In Old Czech, only asponě/aspoň attested.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈalɛspoɲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

alespoň (not comparable)

  1. at least
    Synonyms: nejméně, přinejmenším, minimálně
    Antonym: nanejvýš

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015), “alespoň”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 52

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