köken: From Middle High German doch, from Old High German doh, from Proto-West Germanic *þauh, from Proto-Germanic *þauh. Cognate to Old English þēah (English though).
but (introduces a clause that contradicts the implications of the previous clause) · but (introduces the correct information for something that was denied in the previous clause) · but ... really; of course; no wonder (introduces the cause of the previous clause, with the implication that the result was expected given this cause)
eş: ainda assim, contudo, entretanto, no entanto, porém, todavia
köken: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mas, from Latin magis (“more”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“great”). Doublet of mais.
aile: mas é, mas sim, mas também
O livro é curto, mas bom.
Somos preguiçosos mas fazemos o que precisa de ser feito.
— Que lhe não quero mal, nem lhe rogo pragas, mas que é bem feito que ela amargue um pouco do pão do diabo […]
but; introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding clause, sentence or common belief. · yet, but, however
çekim: çoğul mens · tamlayan mens
köken: From Old Swedish men, from Middle Low German men, man (“but, only”), probably from Old Saxon niwan; possibly under the influence of Old Swedish men (“while, during”) (modern Swedish medan, medans, mens). Cognate with modern Low German man.
aile: om och men
John har bott i staden i fem år, men aldrig besökt slottet.
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís Proto-Balto-Slavic *is Proto-Slavic *jь Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *jakъ Proto-Slavic *jako Old Polish jak Polish jak Inherited from Old Polish jak.