senz

See also: senz'

Italian

Conjunction

senz (apocopated)

1. Apocopic form of senza

Usage notes

• Used before a vowel e.g. "senz'altro"

Old French

Alternative forms

• sens, sans, san, saunce

Etymology

From Latin sine conflated with absentia in the sense "without".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (early) /sẽnts/
• IPA^(key): (late) /sãns/

Conjunction

senz

1. without

Descendants

• → Middle English: saunz, sauns, sanz, sans, saunce, san, saun, sawnz, sauncz, sance
  • English: sans
  • Scots: sans (obsolete)
• Middle French: sans
  • French: sans
  • Norman: sans (Jersey)