See also: abes, Abes, abès, and åbes

Spanish

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Etymology

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    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

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

    Adverb

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    abés (archaic)

    1. with difficulty

    References

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    1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “abés”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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