aviat

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ə.βiˈat]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.viˈat]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.viˈat]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [a.βiˈat]

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• Rhymes: -at

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan viats, vivats, ivaç, from Latin vīvācius, comparative form of vīvāciter (“vigorously”). Compare obsolete Italian avaccio (“soon”).

Adverb

aviat

1. soon

   Synonyms: prompte, tost, de seguida, ràpidament

   El sopar aviat estarà fet. ― Dinner will be ready soon.

2. early

   Synonyms: prompte, d'hora, enjorn

   M'agrada arribar aviat a l'examen. ― I like to arrive early for the exam.

Derived terms

• fins aviat
• més aviat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

aviat (feminine aviada, masculine plural aviats, feminine plural aviades)

1. past participle of aviar

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “aviat”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “aviat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “aviat”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007