Definify.com

Definition 2024

català

català

See also: catalá and catalã

Catalan

Adjective

català m ‎(feminine catalana, masculine plural catalans, feminine plural catalanes)

  1. Catalan (pertaining to Catalonia, the Catalan people, or the Catalan language)

Noun

català m ‎(plural catalans, feminine catalana)

  1. Catalan (a person from Catalonia or an ethnic Catalan)

Related terms

Proper noun

català m

  1. Catalan (the language spoken by the Catalans)
    No parlo català.
    I don't speak Catalan.

See also

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin lacetanus (from the name of a pre-Roman Iberian tribe living in Catalonia), by metathesis, through catelanus.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /kə.təˈla/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /kə.təˈla/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ka.taˈla/
  • Rhymes: -a

Similar Results