catalán

See also: catalan, Catalan, and Catalán

Asturian

Etymology

From Catalan català (adjective), Catalunya (noun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataˈlan/ [ka.t̪aˈlãŋ]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ca‧ta‧lán

Adjective

catalán m sg (feminine singular catalana, neuter singular catalán, masculine plural catalanes, feminine plural catalanes)

1. Catalan (of, from or relating to Catalonia)

   El nacionalismu catalán dixébrase poco d'otros en cuántes a que ye la nación d'un romanticismu burgués y a vegaes rensiosu.

   Catalan nationalism differs little from other nationalisms in that it is the offspring of a bourgeois and, at times, hateful, romanticism

Inflection

	singular	plural
masculine	catalán	catalanes
feminine	catalana	catalanes
neuter	catalano	—

Noun

catalán m sg (feminine singular catalana, masculine plural catalanes, feminine plural catalanes)

1. Catalan (native or inhabitant of Catalonia)

   Hebo un discutiniu ya fai dellos años porque un conceyal separatista nun pueblu catalán emplegara tópicos anti-asturllioneses por burllase de la relativa probedá n'Estremadura.

   There was a controversy some years ago because a separatist councilman in a Catalan town made use of anti-Asturleonese stereotypes to mock the relative poverty of Extremadura

Noun

catalán m (uncountable)

1. Catalan (language)

   El catalán ye una de les llingües falaes en Cataluña y polo xeneral na fastiera este la península ibérica, aseméyase abondo col occitanu, y xébrenla d'esti dellos rasgos estremaos

   Catalan is one of the languages spoken in Catalonia and in the eastern side of the Iberian peninsula in general, it is closely-related to Occitan, and is distinguished from this language by various unique traits

Derived terms

• beber al catalán

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “catalán”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “catalán”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Galician

Alternative forms

• catalám, catalão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Catalan català (adjective), Catalunya (noun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataˈlaŋ/ [kɑ.t̪aˈlɑŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧lán

Adjective

catalán (feminine catalá, masculine plural cataláns, feminine plural catalás)

1. Catalan (of, from or relating to Catalonia)

Noun

catalán m (plural cataláns, feminine catalá, feminine plural catalás)

1. Catalan (native or inhabitant of Catalonia) (usually male)

Noun

catalán m (uncountable)

1. Catalan; the language of Catalonia

Related terms

• Cataluña

Further reading

• “catalán”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan català (adjective), Catalunya (noun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataˈlan/ [ka.t̪aˈlãn]

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ca‧ta‧lán

Adjective

catalán (feminine catalana, masculine plural catalanes, feminine plural catalanas)

1. Catalan, Catalonian (of, from or relating to Catalonia)

Derived terms

• anticatalán
• catalanismo
• catalanista
• crema catalana
• intercatalán
• Países Catalanes

Noun

catalán m (uncountable)

1. Catalan (language)

Meronyms

• rosellonés
• valenciano

Noun

catalán m (plural catalanes, feminine catalana, feminine plural catalanas)

1. Catalan, Catalonian (native or inhabitant of Catalonia) (usually male)

   Synonym: (Spain, offensive, derogatory, vulgar, slang) polaco

Related terms

• Cataluña

Further reading

• “catalán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024