până

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până

/ˈpɨ.nə/

Rhymes with -ɨnə

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin paene ad (“almost to”). Compare Aromanian pãnã.

adverb пъ́нъ · pînă · пынэ

Optionally preceding și (“even”, adverb) for emphasis or clarification.

conjunction пъ́нъ · pînă · пынэ

temporal until, till, up to

preposition пъ́нъ · pînă · пынэ

until, till, up to
broadly, informal over to Merg până în bucătărie, vrea cineva ceva?

In English

by not later than
till until
until up to the time of

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MLA

"până." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/p%C3%A2n%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

până. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/p%C3%A2n%C4%83

Chicago

"până." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/p%C3%A2n%C4%83.

BibTeX

@misc{pa_na_2026,
  title = {până},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/p%C3%A2n%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}