different between thus vs henceforward

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: th?s, IPA^(key): /?ð?s/
• Rhymes: -?s

Etymology 1

From Middle English thus, thous, thos, from Old English þus (“thus, in this way, as follows, in this manner, to this extent”), from Proto-West Germanic *þus (“so, thus”), perhaps originally from a variant of the instrumental form of this, related to Old English þ?s (“by this, with this”), Old Saxon thius (“by this, with this”). Cognate with Scots thus (“thus”), North Frisian aldoz (“thus”), West Frisian dus (“thus”), Dutch dus (“thus, so”), Low German sus (“thus, hence”).

Adverb

thus (not comparable)

1. (manner) In this way or manner.
2. (conjunctive) As a result.

Synonyms

• (in this way): as such, like so, like this, so, thusly; See also Thesaurus:thus
• (as a result): as such, before, consequently, hence, so, therefore; See also Thesaurus:therefore

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

thus (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of thuris

Anagrams

• Hust, STHU, Tush, huts, shut, tush

Latin

Alternative forms

• t?s

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (thúos, “burnt offering, holocaust”), from ??? (thú?).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /t?u?s/, [t??u?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tus/, [t?us]

Noun

th?s n (genitive th?ris); third declension

1. incense, frankincense

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Synonyms

• libanus (Late Latin)

Descendants

• ? Middle Irish: túis
  • Irish: túis

See also

• th?mi?ma

References

• thus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• thus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• thus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• thus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From Middle English hennes forward, equivalent to hence +? forward. Compare Middle English hens-forthward, hennes forthward (“henceforward”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?ns?f??w?d/

Adverb

henceforward (not comparable)

1. from now on; from this time on

Synonyms

• henceforth, henceforwards see also Thesaurus:henceforth

Translations