català

See also: catalá and catalã

Catalan

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Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kə.təˈla/
• (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 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)

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”)