estrany

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin extrāneus. Cognates include Spanish extraño, Portuguese estranho, French étrange, Romanian străin and Italian strano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈtɾaɲ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈtɾaɲ]
• Hyphenation: es‧trany

Adjective

estrany (feminine estranya, masculine plural estranys, feminine plural estranyes)

1. alien (not part of a particular family, clan, nation, or other social group)
2. strange; unknown
3. foreign (something that is a place it should not be)
4. strange; unusual; odd

Synonyms

• (alien): aliè, (Valencian) alié
• (unusual): rar, curiós

Antonyms

• (alien): propi
• (unusual): corrent, natural, normal

Hypernyms

• (alien): extern (“external, not part of”)

Derived terms

• estranyar
• estranyesa

Noun

estrany m (plural estranys, feminine estranya)

1. (historical) alien; foreigner
2. (historical) stranger
3. chrysanthemum

Synonyms

• (alien, foreigner): estranger
• (stranger): foraster
• (chrysanthemum): crisantem

Antonyms

• (alien): propi

Derived terms

• propis i estranys (“all and sundry”)

Further reading

• “estrany” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.