used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs; more; -er · preceded by the definitive article, used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; most; -est · more (to a greater degree or extent)
köken: From Old Galician-Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”). Doublet of mas. Displaced collateral form chus.
aile: mais mais, mais ou menos
O Tejo é mais bello que o rio que corre pela minha aldeia
Então continuaram a estudar enquanto o céu lá fora se tornava gradualmente mais escuro.
[…], quanto maior o diâmetro axonal, mais rapidamente ele conduz impulsos.
benefit (non-monetary privilege afforded to the person holding a job or post) · the area in front of something · front (of something)
çekim: çoğul edut · tamlayan edun
zıt: haitta
köken: From Proto-Finnic *etu. Equivalent to esi- (“front, fore-”) + -u; originally "the area in front of something" (now all but confined to etu-), from which the other senses have developed through figurative use, perhaps already in Proto-Finnic. However, Häkkinen (2004) notes that the abstract senses are only attested since the 18th century.
advantage (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · advantage (score where one player wins a point after deuce)
çekim: çoğul előnyök
zıt: hátrány
köken: elő + -ny. Created by Béla Sárváry during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.
köken: From Old Danish ok, from Old Norse ok (“and, also”), from Proto-Germanic *auk. Cognate with Swedish och (“and”), ock (“also”), Dutch ook (“also”), and German auch (“also”).