càrcer

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin carcer. Compare Spanish cárcel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈkar.sər]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) unknown
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkaɾ.ser]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈkar.ser]

Noun

càrcer m (plural càrcers)

1. (archaic, poetic) prison

   Synonym: presó

Derived terms

• encarcerar

Related terms

• carcerari

Further reading

• “càrcer”, 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
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “càrcer”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)