[gɾos]
1. adjective Thick (thing), fat (person).
Etymology: From Latin grossus.
Swadesh list
ample
[ˈample]
1. adjective Wide.
Etymology: From Latin amplus.
cinc
[kiŋk]
1. numeral Five.
Etymology: From Latin quinque.
qwator
[kwaˈtoɾ]
1. numeral Four.
Etymology: From Latin quattuor.
tre
[tɾe]
1. numeral Three.
Etymology: From Latin tres.
autre
[ˈau̯tɾe]
1. indefinite determiner Another (singular), other (plural). Example: Hjer nõ vené Paul, meh autre amic de mou feix, Paul didn’t come yesterday, but another friend of my son’s.
2. indefinite pronoun Another (singular), other (plural). Example: Hast venat autre qwezonant pur tu, another one has been asking for you.
Etymology: From Latin alterum.
pauc
[pau̯k]
1. indefinite determiner Little (singular), few (plural). It expresses a small quantity. Example: S’hast paucas pereixonas na strata, there are few people in the street.
2. indefinite pronoun Little (singular), few (plural). It expresses a small quantity. Example: Paucs osen-ou reitre, few (of them) dare to challenge him.
3. adverb of quantity Not much, little. It expresses a small quantity. Example: Nos vidèms-nus pauc, we see each other little.
Etymology: From Latin paucus.
aucũ
[au̯ˈku]
1. indefinite determiner Some, any. It refers to an indefinite quantity of people or things. Example: Aucunas pereixonas pensen qwe jo sõ mout bell, some people think I am very handsome.
2. indefinite pronoun Some, any. It refers to an indefinite quantity of people or things. Example: Aucũns pensen qwe jo sõ mout bell, some (of them) think I am very handsome.
Spelling: Before words beginning with a vowel or h-, it turns into aucũn’, with word ligature (both words are written together without intermediate spaces). For feminine singular: aucuna, or aucun’ before words beginning with a vowel or h-; for masculine plural, aucũns; feminine plural: aucunas.
Etymology: From Latin aliquis unus.
com
[kom]
1. interrogative and exclamative pronoun How. Example: Com apelles-ti?, What’s your name? (literally: how do you call yourself?
2. causal conjunction As, because, since. Example: Com s’hawabe pluggat, a strata esabe moixata, as it had rained, the street was wet.
3. adverb of manner Like, as. Example: Faça-ou com tu volles, do it as you wish.
Etymology: From Latin quomodo.
~ qwe
[kom kwe]
2. conditional conjunction If, in case. Example: Com qwe nõ manngges-ti ou plat de lentellas, esarés castigat, if you don’t eat the dish of lentils, you’ll be punished.
qwand
[kwand]
1. interrogative and exclamative pronoun When. Example: Qwand vojaixarés tu a Franza?, when are you going to travel to France?
2. conjunction of time When. Example: Jo vidabe a televeixõ de segat qwand ou telefõ soné, I was watching TV when the telephone rang.
Etymology: From Latin quando.