tačiau

Lithuanian

Etymology

From an earlier *tat-jau; by surface analysis, tadà (“then, at that time”) +‎ jaũ (“already”). Likely cognate with Latvian taču (“but; yet”).

Conjunction

tačiaũ

1. but, yet

   Gražus daiktas, tačiau nieko vertas.

   A beautiful thing yet worth nothing.

Usage notes

Like its Latvian cognate, this is an adversative conjunction, indicating contrast, outcome opposite to expectations, etc.

Coordinate terms

• bet