otherwise, or else (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false)
Introduces a correction to the previous words or an afterthought remark.
Frecuencia
Pronunciado como (IPA)
[ˈau̯t]
Etimología (Inglés)
From Proto-Italic *auti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewti (“on the other hand”), from *h₂ew. Cognate with autem, Ancient Greek αὖ (aû), αὖτε (aûte), αὐτός (autós), αὐτάρ (autár).