català

Catalan

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kətəˈɫa/, SAMPA: /k@t@"5a/
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin lacetanus, by metathesis, through catelanus.

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, feminine plural catalanes)

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

Related terms

• Catalunya (“Catalonia”)

Proper noun

català m. 

1. Catalan (the language spoken by the Catalans)

   No parlo català.

   I don't speak Catalan.

See also

• balear (“Balearic”)
• valencià (“Valencian”)