abés

See also: abes, Abes, abès, and åbes

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish avez, from Latin ad vix, from ad + vix.[1] Compare Romanian abia. A less likely theory derives it from Arabic.

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

Adverb

abés

  1. (archaic) with difficulty

References
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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