Swedish

Adverb

småningom (not comparable)

1. after some time; sooner or later, eventually

   Dessa stammar visade stor mottaglighet för den romerska kulturen och utbytte småningom sina egna idiom mot "lingua romana".

   These tribes showed great receptiveness for the Roman culture and eventually exchanged their own languages for "lingua romana".

Related terms

• så småningom

References

• småningom in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)