sadattant

Maltese

Alternative forms

• sadanittant, sattant

Etymology

Probably from sa (“until”) + dan (“this”) + intant (“meanwhile”), the latter from Italian intanto (“meanwhile”). Aquilina doesn’t say anything about it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.datˈtant/

Adverb

sadattant

1. meanwhile

   Synonyms: intant, safrattant

   • 2022, Alfred Massa, Il-Ħarba, Horizons, →ISBN, page 6:

     Sadattant, mal-medda tas-snin dan l-antagoniżmu anti-Semitiku baqa’ dejjem jiżdied, anki fost il-Ġermaniżi.

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