vix

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) with difficulty; scarcely, barely
2. (not-comparable) hardly, merely, just (of time)

Concepts

barely

with effort

hardly

uneath

just

remotely

scarcely

with difficulty

scarce

at a premium

sorely

as soon as

not easily

painfully

harshly

Synonyms

aegre

tantum

dūrē

aegre egre

Translations

apenas

escasamente

dificilmente

à peine

kaum

μόλις

a malapena

péniblement

amper

difícilment

difficilement

apenas

nauwelijks

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwɪks]

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *weyk-
Proto-Italic *wiks
Latin vix
From Proto-Italic *wiks sg (nom.), *wiksu pl (“a turn, bend”, loc.), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk-.