puix

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *postius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpuʃ]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈpujʃ]

Conjunction

puix

(usually with que) since, because

Further reading

“puix” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“puix”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“puix” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“puix” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *posseō, alteration of earlier possō, a regularization of Latin possum. Compare French puis.

Verb

puix

first-person singular present indicative of poder

References

“poder” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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