català

See also: catalá and catalã

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

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

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)

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”)