portaavions

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“carries”) +‎ avions (“airplanes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌpɔr.tə.ə.βiˈons]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌpɔr.tə.ə.viˈons]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌpɔɾ.ta.a.viˈons]

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Noun

portaavions m (invariable)

1. aircraft carrier

Further reading

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