donc

Catalan

Adverb

donc

  1. (obsolete, dialectal) Alternative form of doncs

Verb

donc

  1. (dialectal, Alghero) first-person singular present indicative of donar

Further reading

  • “donc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French dunc, from Vulgar Latin dunc, from a crossing of Latin tunc with dum. Compare Italian dunque Occitan donc and Catalan doncs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔ̃k/, /dɔ̃/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃k

Adverb

donc

  1. therefore, consequently; thus
    • René Descartes, 17th Century
      Je pense, donc je suis.
      I think, therefore I am.
    Le coefficient utilisé lors de ce tirage est donc le plus élevé du tour préliminaire.
    The coefficient used for this random selection is therefore the highest for the preliminary round.
    La fécondation ayant lieu en moyenne deux semaines après, à titre d’exemple une grossesse qui durerait trente-neuf semaines se déroulerait donc entre les termes de deux et quarante et une semaines d’aménorrhée.
    Fertilisation occurring on average two weeks later, for example a pregnancy lasting thirty-nine weeks would thus take place between the terms of two and forty-one weeks of amenorrhea.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Esperanto: do

Further reading

Occitan

Alternative forms

  • doncas

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin dunc. Compare Catalan doncs and French donc.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Conjunction

donc

  1. then, so, thus

Further reading

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