eixerit

Catalan

Etymology

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *exēreptus, from ēripiō (“to snatch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ʃəˈɾit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ej.ʃeˈɾit]

Adjective

eixerit (feminine eixerida, masculine plural eixerits, feminine plural eixerides)

1. sharp, clever, lively

   Synonyms: despert, viu

Further reading

• “eixerit”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April