duresa

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dūritia. Doublet of durícia, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [duˈɾɛ.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [duˈɾə.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [duˈɾe.za]

Noun

duresa f (plural dureses)

1. hardness, toughness

Related terms

• dur

Further reading

• “duresa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “duresa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.