desto

(Engels)

1. the (forming the parallel comparative with je)
2. (informal, proscribed) used instead of je in the je ... desto construction

Dialekte

Kanton Basel-Land

deschto

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈdɛstoː/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Old High German: des diu

Verwante met Nederlands: des te

Verwante met Engels: the#Etymology 2

In summary

From 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.

Sinonieme

um so

umso

Vertalings

des te

il

tym

plus

là

tanto

della

más

tanto

all

o kadar

all the

so much