poi che

Italian

Etymology 1

Calque of Latin post quam.

Preposition

poi che

  1. (literary, obsolete) after
    • early 14th century, Dante, “Canto I”, in Inferno, lines 13–15:
      Ma poi ch’i’ fui al piè d’un colle giunto, ¶ là dove terminava quella valle ¶ che m’avea di paura il cor compunto, […]
      But after I had reached a mountain's foot, ¶ ⁠At that point where the valley terminated, ⁠Which had with consternation pierced my heart,

Conjunction

poi che

  1. Alternative form of poiché
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