Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Univerbation of +‎ dove.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ladˈdo.ve/°, (Tuscan, traditional) /ladˈdo.ve/*, (regional) */ladˈdo.ve/°[1]
  • Rhymes: -ove
  • Hyphenation: lad‧dó‧ve

Adverb

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laddove

  1. (chiefly literary) where (in the place where)
    Synonym: dove
    Giungemmo laddove nessuno era mai giunto prima.
    We arrived where nobody had ever arrived before.

Conjunction

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laddove

  1. (now rare) whereas, while
    Synonym: mentre
    Agì, laddove gli si era detto di star fermo.
    He acted, while we told him to stay still.

References

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  1. ^ laddove in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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