desto
See also: destò
English
editEtymology
editAbbreviation of destination.
Noun
editdesto (plural destos)
- (informal, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand) a headsign; a destination sign: a moveable or electronic display mounted on a bus or other public transport vehicle to indicate its intended route and destination.
- When you arrive at the terminus, remember to change your desto.
Anagrams
editDanish
editConjunction
editdesto
- the (forming the parallel comparative with jo)
- jo større den bliver, desto hårdere bliver den
- the larger it becomes, the harder it becomes
- jo større den bliver, desto hårdere bliver den
Synonyms
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German des diu, where des and diu are the genitive and instrumental case forms of Old High German daz n (“the; that, it”) respectively. Compare Dutch des te and English the ... the. Etymologically equivalent to des + die.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editdesto
- the (forming the parallel comparative with je)
- Synonym: umso
- Je mehr, desto besser! ― The more the better!
- Je eher, desto besser! ― The sooner the better!
- (informal, proscribed) used instead of je in the je ... desto construction
- Desto mehr, desto besser ― The more the better
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “desto” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “desto” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “desto” in Duden online
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editUnsuffixed past participle of destare (“to awaken”).
Participle
editdesto (feminine desta, masculine plural desti, feminine plural deste)
- (archaic) past participle of destare
Adjective
editdesto (feminine desta, masculine plural desti, feminine plural deste)
Etymology 2
editVerb
editdesto
References
edit- ^ desto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editAdverb
editdesto (also functioning as a conjunction)
- (used before a comparative with jo to express comparison) even, all the more
- Vel, han røyker jo mye, men drikker desto mer. ― Well, he does smoke a lot, but drinks even more.
- (forming the parallel comparative with jo) the, more
- Jo mer jeg tenker over det, desto merkeligere virker det. ― The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.
Derived terms
editReferences
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editAdverb
editdesto (also functioning as a conjunction)
- (used before a comparative to express comparison) all the better, all the more
- Vel, han røykjer jo mykje, men drikk desto meir.
- Well, he does smoke much, but drinks all the more.
- the more (forming the parallel comparative with jo, compare German section)
- Jo meir eg tenkjer over det, desto merkeligare verkar det.
- The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.
Derived terms
editReferences
editSpanish
editEtymology
editContraction
editdesto
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “desto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editdesto
- the, all the (with a comparative)
- Vi äter inte mycket, men dricker desto mer.
- We don't eat much, but drink all the more.
- Forms a parallel comparative with ju.
- Ju mer, desto bättre
- The more, the better
Usage notes
editColloquially, desto as a parallel comparative is sometimes replaced by a second ju: "Ju mer, ju bättre." "Desto mer, desto bättre" also occurs.
References
edit- desto in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- desto in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- desto in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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