sino

Noun

destiny, fate, lot

Conj

1. but (after a negative clause) (i.e., "but rather", "but only", or "but rather only")
2. except, apart from
3. only, solely (in a negative clause)

Hyphenated as

si‧no

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsino/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: signum

Cognate with English: sign

Cognate with Portuguese: senão

Cognate with French: sinon

In summary

Borrowed from Latin signum. Doublet of signo, cf. also seña. Cognate with English sign.

Concepts

but

destiny

fate

else

but rather

except

however

kismet

lot

otherwise

nevertheless

on the contrary

or

fortune

or else

doom

rather

Synonyms

destino

pero

excepto

mas

salvo

hado

suerte

🍀

de lo contrario

empero

por mejor decir

al contrario

si no

estrella

⭐

fatalidad

más

o

sin embargo

Translations

sondern

ma

mais

Schicksal

bensì

sonst

destino

αλλά

però

los

przeznaczenie

außer

aber

lot

Los

Sentences

No están frente a un asesino corriente sino frente a un asesino serial .

They are not facing an ordinary killer but a serial killer.

El sentido no aparece sino en un contexto concreto .

The meaning appears only in a specific context.