sovënz

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin subinde, which consists of sub + inde. The original meaning of subinde was “immediately after”, which then evolved to “repeatedly” and then to “often”. Compare Romansch savens, French souvent, Italian sovente.

Adverb

sovënz

(Badiot) often

Alternative forms

suvënz, suënz (Gherdëina)
gonot (Badiot)
da spes, bendeché (Fascian)

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