except, apart from · if not · otherwise, or else
eş: ou sinon, mis à part, si ce n’est, voire
köken: Contraction of Middle French si non. Compare Catalan sinó, Portuguese senão, and Romanesco "sinnò".
Je ne sais pas grand-chose, sinon que je t'aime.
Même si je perdais la plupart de mes livres, il m'en resterait au moins une centaine, sinon plus.
otherwise, under different circumstances
otherwise, or else
eş: in modo diverso, diversamente, differentemente, in caso contrario, oppure, se no
köken: Inherited from Early Medieval Latin alterā mente. Documented since the thirteenth century.
besides, after all, furthermore, moreover, and beyond that
köken: Inherited from Ancient Greek ἄλλως τε (állōs te).
else, or else, otherwise (quite often preceded by tai (“or”)) · by the way, incidentally
köken: muu (“other”) + -ten (causative singular)
aile: muutenkaan, muutenkin
Jos harjaat hampaasi, ne pysyvät hyvässä kunnossa. Muuten saat reikiä.
Maksa velkasi heti, tai muuten...
Mitä muuten tykkäsitte leffasta? Mun mielestä se oli hyvä.
otherwise, anyway · by the way, for that matter, incidentally
köken: From am- + úgy.
Csak ki kell festeni, de amúgy jó állapotban van.
except, apart from, besides
köken: Inherited from Old Church Slavonic *освѣнѥ (*osvěnje), from *ob (“around, about”) + *svěně (“except, without”).
осве́н това́
alternative form of ináč
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Balto-Slavic *iˀnas Proto-Slavic *jьnъ Proto-Slavic *-ako Proto-Slavic *jьnako Slovak inak Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьnako.
on the other hand, besides
köken: Literally, “on the other side”.