almenaŭ

See also: almenau

Esperanto

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian almeno (literally, "at the least") and French au moins.[1][2] Compare Spanish al menos, Portuguese ao menos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈmenau̯/
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  • Rhymes: -enau̯
  • Syllabification: al‧me‧naŭ

Adverb

almenaŭ

  1. at least
    Synonym: minimume
    • 1907, Kazimierz Bein (tr.), La Faraono, translation of original by Bolesław Prus, ch. XIX:
      Donu al ili almenaŭ tridek draĥmojn.
      Give them at least thirty drachmas.
    • 2025 September 29, Jorge Nogueras, “La plej mallonga tago”, in uea.facila‎[1], archived from the original on 12 December 2025:
      Sed, almenaŭ laŭ-sperte, ĉiuj tagoj en nia vivo estas same longaj.
      But, at least according to experience, all days in our life are equally long.

References

  1. ^ Ebbe Vilborg, “almenaŭ”, in Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto [Etymological Dictionary of Esperanto], volume 1, →ISBN, page 29
  2. ^ André Cherpillod, “almenaŭ”, in Konciza Etimologia Vortaro [Concise Etymological Dictionary], →ISBN

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