empero

Meaning

Adv

however, nevertheless

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of emperar

Concepts

however

but

yet

nevertheless

nonetheless

howsoever

natheless

notwithstanding

on the other hand

whereas

while

on the face of

be it as it may

that said

all the same

nethertheless

be that as it may

even so

everyhow

howbeit

Synonyms

pero

sin embargo

pues

más

mientras que

no obstante

ni aun así

en cambio

sino

aun así

mas

ahora

Hyphenated as

em‧pe‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/emˈpeɾo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: empero

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish empero. According to Coromines and Pascual, a compound of Old Spanish en (“therefore”), variant of ende + pero (“however”), correspondingly from Latin inde and per hoc. Attested since the mid-13th century in texts such as Libro de Alexandre and Calila e Dimna.