croat

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Contents 1 Catalan 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Adjective 1.1.2.1 Synonyms 1.1.3 Noun 1.1.3.1 Related terms 1.1.4 See also 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Related terms 1.2.3 Proper noun

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology 1

From the participle of the obsolete Catalan verb croar (“‘to cross’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Eastern Catalan) IPA: [kɾuˈat]
• (Western Catalan, Balearic) IPA: [kɾoˈat]

[edit] Adjective

croat m. sg. (feminine singular croada, masculine plural croats, feminine plural croades)

1. (obsolete) having the shape of a cross
2. (obsolete) decorated with one or more crosses

[edit] Synonyms

• creuat

[edit] Noun

croat m. (plural croats)

1. (historical, military) Crusader (a Christian warrior who went on a crusade)
2. (obsolete but later revived) crusader (anyone engaged in a concerted effort to do good)
3. (historical, numismatics) A silver coin of the County of Barcelona minted from 1285 to 1706 and worth 12 diners, so named on account of the large cross on the reverse.

[edit] Related terms

• croada (“crusade”)

[edit] See also

• Croat (moneda) on the Catalan Wikipedia.ca.Wikipedia:Croat (moneda)

[edit] Etymology 2

From Croatian Hr̀vāt (“‘Croat’”).

[edit] Adjective

croat m. sg. (feminine singular croata, masculine plural croats, feminine plural croates)

1. Croatian (pertaining to Croatia, to the Croatian people, or to the Croatian language)

[edit] Noun

croat m. (feminine croata, masculine plural croats, feminine plural croates)

1. Croat (an inhabitant of Croatia or an ethnic Croat)

[edit] Related terms

• Croàcia (“Croatia”)

[edit] Proper noun

croat

1. Croatian (a Slavic language of the Balkans)