català

See also: catalá and catalã

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

català (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)

Proper noun

català m

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

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