accident

Borrowed from Latin accidentem, present active participle of accidō (“happen”).


mapa

map (sheet with geographical information on it)


delta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).


quart

Inherited from Latin quārtus (“fourth”).

a political subdivision of the parishes La Massana, Ordino, and Sant Julià de Lòria in Andorra


fang

→ Spanish: fango

From Vulgar Latin *fangus ~ *fanga (“mud”) of Germanic origin, see there for more.


clima

Borrowed from Late Latin clīma, from Ancient Greek κλῐ́μᾰ (klĭ́mă, “region, zone”), from κλῐ́νω (klĭ́nō, “to slope, incline”).


humus

Learned borrowing from Latin humus (“earth, soil”).


dorsal

(geomorphology) ridge (on the ocean floor)


caldera

Inherited from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”).


buc

From Frankish *būk (“belly”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”). Compare Spanish buque (“vessel”) and Italian buco (“hole”).


prat

From Latin prātum. First attested in the 14th century.


geografia

Borrowed from Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía).


atmosfera

From New Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós, “steam”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”). Equivalent to atmo- + -sfera.


sabana

Borrowed from Spanish sabana, from Cariban/Taíno.


diamant

Borrowed from French and Old French diamant.


dolina

From a Slavic language, perhaps via German Doline, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dolina.

(geology) doline (a sinkhole in karstic terrain)


caló

an argot that has been salted with Caló vocabulary


perla

Unknown, probably based on Vulgar Latin *pernula, diminutive of Latin perna, a kind of oyster. Cognate with Italian perla, French perle and Spanish perla.


MDT

model digital del terreny
w:ca:Model Digital del Terreny

(cartography) Initialism of model digital del terreny (“DTM”).


neula

Inherited from Old Catalan neula, from Latin nebula, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Compare Occitan nèbla, Portuguese névoa, Spanish niebla.


cirrus

Learned borrowing from Latin cirrus. Doublet of cerro.


ocre

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ochra, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “yellow”). The spelling with -e is due to influence from French ocre.


ocre

ca-adj

ocre m or f (masculine and feminine plural ocres)


marbre

Inherited from Old Catalan marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros). Compare Occitan marbre~marme.


carena

Inherited from Latin carīna (“keel”), influenced by Ligurian / Italian carena.

Per una banda, prats secs als sòls poc profunds de les carenes, per l'altra, prats molls i jonqueres al fons de les valls.

2001, Oriol de Bolòs i Capdevila, Vegetació dels Països Catalans:

On the one side, dry meadows on the shallow soil of the ridges, on the other, wet meadows and rush beds at the bottom of the valleys.


orla

Probably from Vulgar Latin *ōrula, diminutive of Latin ōra.


creta

Borrowed from Latin creta. Doublet of greda.

chalk (a soft, white, powdery limestone)


paleontologia

From paleo- + ontologia, on the model of French paléontologie, ultimately from Ancient Greek roots.


mola

(geography) an isolated hill of massive form, rounded and flat on top, with very steep upper flanks


crosta

Inherited from Latin crusta (“bark, crust, shell”) (compare Occitan crosta, French croûte, Spanish costra), from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”). The /ɔ/ is unexpected and perhaps due to influence from other words with similar meanings.

inh+

(geology) crust (outermost solid layer of a planet)


calendari

Borrowed from Latin calendārium (“system for dividing the year”).

bor+

forecast (a prediction of future events based on current knowledge)


safir

Borrowed from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).


extern

ca-adj

extern (feminine externa, masculine plural externs, feminine plural externes)

externa (feminine)
externs (masculine plural)
externes (feminine plural)

(geology) Pertaining to foreland, the zone where material eroded from a mountain chain is deposited


cinabri

From Latin cinnabaris. First attested in 1839.


guix

Inherited from Latin gypsum. First attested in 1309. Cognates include Italian gesso and Spanish yeso.

gypsum (a mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate)


mena

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mīna, *mēna, from Gaulish *meina (“mineral, ore”). Doublet of mina. First attested in 1185.


ambre

Borrowed from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”).


mofeta

Borrowed from Italian mofeta (“mofetta”).


palet

Uncertain; possibly from pala (“shovel; blade”) + -et.

(geology) pebble (especially one shaped by water)


paleoclimatologia

ca-noun

paleoclimatologia f (plural paleoclimatologies)


tossa

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia word *taucia (“stump”).


longitud

Borrowed from Latin longitūdō (“length, longitude”).


malpaís

Borrowed from Spanish malpaís. Equivalent to mal (“bad”) + país (“country”).

malpais (badlands of volcaniclastic formation)


granat

Named after the pomegranate fruit. Derived from granar. Cf. granada and magrana. Compare also French grenat.


topazi

Borrowed from Latin topazius, from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos).


malaquita

(mineralogy) malachite (bright green mineral)


tarter

Perhaps from Latin tartareus, from Tartarus.


moscovita

ca-adj

moscovita m or f (masculine and feminine plural moscovites)


moscovita

ca-noun

moscovita m or f by sense (plural moscovites)


selenita

Borrowed from Latin selēnītēs, from Ancient Greek σεληνῑ́της (selēnī́tēs).


corografia

From Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros, “place”) + -grafia.


joia

→ Sicilian: gioja

Inherited from Old Catalan joiell, borrowed from Old French joiel, from Vulgar Latin *jocale (“graceful object”), from Latin iocus (“game; playing; joke”).


esquerre

ca-adj

esquerre (feminine esquerra, masculine and feminine plural esquerres)

esquerra (feminine)
esquerres (feminine masculine plural)

Borrowed from Basque ezker (“left hand”).

bor+

(geography) on or in the direction of the left bank of a river


pirita

Borrowed from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πυρίτης λίθος (purítēs líthos, “stone of fire, flint”).

der

πυρίτης λίθος


aalenià

From the city of Aalen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


aalenià

ca-adj

aalenià (feminine aaleniana, masculine plural aalenians, feminine plural aalenianes)

aaleniana (feminine)
aalenians (masculine plural)
aalenianes (feminine plural)


cataclisme

Learned borrowing from Latin cataclysmus, from Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός (kataklusmós, “deluge, flood”).


estratus

Learned borrowing from Latin strātus (“layer”).


georgià

(archaic, stratigraphy) Georgian (geologic era of the Georgian stratigraphic series)


hawaià

ca-adj

hawaià (feminine hawaiana, masculine plural hawaians, feminine plural hawaianes)

hawaiana (feminine)
hawaians (masculine plural)
hawaianes (feminine plural)

(volcanology) Hawaiian (characteristic of a type of volcanic eruption)


cogombrar

From cogombre (“cucumber”) + -ar (“place where a crop is grown”).


espècie

Borrowed from Latin species (“appearance, type”).


àcid

ca-adj

àcid (feminine àcida, masculine plural àcids, feminine plural àcides)

àcida (feminine)
àcids (masculine plural)
àcides (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin acidus (“sour, tart”).

bor+

(mineralogy) acidic (containing a high proportion of silica)


avantpaís

(geology) foreland (the zone where material eroded from a mountain chain is deposited)


orografia

From Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain”) + -grafia.


heliotropi

Learned borrowing from Latin hēliotropium.


paral·lel

From Latin parallēlus, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”).

der

En el terme municipal de Castelló de la Plana es troba la confluència del paral·lel 40° i el meridià 0° de Greenwich.
The intersection of the 40th parallel with the Greenwich meridian is located within the city limits of Castelló de la Plana.

(astronomy, geography, literature) parallel


drusa

Borrowed from French druse, from German Druse.


ennuvolar-se

ca-verb

ennuvolar-se (first-person singular present m'ennuvolo, first-person singular preterite m'ennuvolí, past participle ennuvolat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

ennuvolar-se (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
o (canonical)
m' ennuvolo (first-person present singular)
m' ennuvolí (first-person preterite singular)
ennuvolat (participle past)
ennuvolar-se (infinitive)
ennuvolant-se (gerund)
ennuvolat (masculine participle past singular)
ennuvolada (feminine participle past singular)
ennuvolats (masculine participle past plural)
ennuvolades (feminine participle past plural)
m'ennuvolo (first-person indicative present singular)
t'ennuvoles (indicative present second-person singular)
s'ennuvola (indicative present singular third-person)
ens ennuvolem (first-person indicative plural present)
us ennuvoleu (indicative plural present second-person)
s'ennuvolen (indicative plural present third-person)
m'ennuvolava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
t'ennuvolaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
s'ennuvolava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ens ennuvolàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
us ennuvolàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
s'ennuvolaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
m'ennuvolaré (first-person future indicative singular)
t'ennuvolaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
s'ennuvolarà (future indicative singular third-person)
ens ennuvolarem (first-person future indicative plural)
us ennuvolareu (future indicative plural second-person)
s'ennuvolaran (future indicative plural third-person)
m'ennuvolí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
t'ennuvolares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
s'ennuvolà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
ens ennuvolàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
us ennuvolàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
s'ennuvolaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
m'ennuvolaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
t'ennuvolaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
s'ennuvolaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
ens ennuvolaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
us ennuvolaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
s'ennuvolarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
m'ennuvoli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
t'ennuvolis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
s'ennuvoli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ens ennuvolem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
us ennuvoleu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
s'ennuvolin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
m'ennuvolés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
t'ennuvolessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
s'ennuvolés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ens ennuvoléssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
us ennuvoléssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
s'ennuvolessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ennuvola't (imperative second-person)
ennuvoli's (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
ennuvolem-nos (first-person imperative plural)
ennuvoleu-vos (imperative plural second-person)
ennuvolin-se (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no t'ennuvolis (imperative negative second-person)
no s'ennuvoli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no ens ennuvolem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no us ennuvoleu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no s'ennuvolin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

From en- + núvol + -ar + se. Compare Occitan ennivolar, Friulian innulâsi, Romanian (a se) înnora, cf. also Portuguese nublar, Spanish nublar, anublar, Italian annuvolare.

(impersonal) to become cloudy, to cloud over


volcà

Borrowed from Spanish volcán, from Latin Vulcānus.


Austràlia

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


edàfic

ca-adj

edàfic (feminine edàfica, masculine plural edàfics, feminine plural edàfiques)

edàfica (feminine)
edàfics (masculine plural)
edàfiques (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “ground”) + -ic.


foia

Inherited from Old Catalan fòvia, from Latin fovea. Doublet of fòvea.


alabastre

Probably borrowed from Latin alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros).


terratrèmol

From Latin terrae tremor, from terrae, genitive form of terra (“earth”), and tremor (“trembling”). The final l is due to dissimilation.


isomètric

ca-adj

isomètric (feminine isomètrica, masculine plural isomètrics, feminine plural isomètriques)

isomètrica (feminine)
isomètrics (masculine plural)
isomètriques (feminine plural)

(geology, geometry, mathematics) isometric


istme

Borrowed from Latin isthmus, from Ancient Greek ἰσθμός (isthmós, “neck”).


volcànic

volcànic (feminine volcànica, masculine plural volcànics, feminine plural volcàniques)

volcànica (feminine)
volcànics (masculine plural)
volcàniques (feminine plural)


cornisa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís).


sisme

from Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “shaking, earthquake”).


estepa

Borrowed from French steppe, from Russian степь (stepʹ).


seqüència

Borrowed from Late Latin sequentia, from Latin sequēns.


acícula

Learned borrowing from Latin acicula (“hairpin”).

lbor

(mineralogy) a slender tapering needle characteristic of an acicular crystal habitat


maragda

Borrowed from Latin smaragdus, or from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.


esmaragda

Inherited from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos). See maragda.


òpal

Learned borrowing from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”).


sismològic

ca-adj

sismològic (feminine sismològica, masculine plural sismològics, feminine plural sismològiques)

sismològica (feminine)
sismològics (masculine plural)
sismològiques (feminine plural)

From sismologia + -ic. By surface analysis, sismo- + -lògic.


serralada

(geology) range; mountain range, cordillera


turmalina

tourmaline (a black, semi-precious gemstone)


atles

From Atles (“Atlas”), from Latin Ātlās, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas).


baromètric

baromètric (feminine baromètrica, masculine plural baromètrics, feminine plural baromètriques)

baromètrica (feminine)
baromètrics (masculine plural)
baromètriques (feminine plural)


còdol

Inherited from Latin cōtulum, diminutive of cōtem (“whetstone”).

Durant el dia, i a falta de més occupacions, reforçava els cartutxos amb capes de ferralla, claus, còdols i qualsevol altre objecte petit però punyent al nostre abast.

2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 10, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:


nuvolós

nuvolós (feminine nuvolosa, masculine plural nuvolosos, feminine plural nuvoloses)

nuvolosa (feminine)
nuvolosos (masculine plural)
nuvoloses (feminine plural)

From núvol + -ós, or from Late Latin nūbilōsus, ultimately from Latin nūbēs (“cloud”). Compare Occitan nivolós.


diamantífer

diamantífer (feminine diamantífera, masculine plural diamantífers, feminine plural diamantíferes)

diamantífera (feminine)
diamantífers (masculine plural)
diamantíferes (feminine plural)

(mineralogy) diamondiferous (containing diamonds, of ore)


sísmic

sísmic (feminine sísmica, masculine plural sísmics, feminine plural sísmiques)

sísmica (feminine)
sísmics (masculine plural)
sísmiques (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós) + -ic (compare Greek σεισμικός (seismikós)). By surface analysis, sisme + -ic.

(geology) seismic (related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth)


esmeril

Ultimately from Ancient Greek σμύρις (smúris), possibly via Italian smeriglio.


gorja

Borrowed from French gorge. Doublet of gorga.


cronoestratigrafia

ca-noun

cronoestratigrafia f (plural cronoestratigrafies)


cronozona

(geology) chronozone (group of strata formed during the same chron)


sílex

Borrowed from Latin silex (“pebble, flint”). Doublet of sílice.


cinturó

Borrowed from Spanish cinturón. Equivalent to cintura + -ó.

Cinturó del blat de moro


jaciment

Formed by analogy on the basis of Latin iaceō (“to lie”).


fòssil

Borrowed from Latin fossilis (“unearthed, dug up”).


afluent

affluent, tributary (waterway debouching into a larger waterway)


massís

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *massīcius. By surface analysis, massa + -ís.


llera

Regional palatized form of glera, from Latin glarea.


contrafort

From contra + fort. Calque of French contrefort.


mantell

Inherited from Latin mantellum (“cloak”), diminutive of mantum, of Gaulish origin.


nebulós

ca-adj

nebulós (feminine nebulosa, masculine plural nebulosos, feminine plural nebuloses)

nebulosa (feminine)
nebulosos (masculine plural)
nebuloses (feminine plural)


quars

Borrowed from French quartz, from German Quarz.


glera

Inherited from Latin glarea. Doublet of llera.


escòria

Borrowed from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría).


reble

Probably a deverbal from reblir (“fill, cover up”).


australopitec

Borrowed from translingual Australopithecus.

bor+

(anthropology, paleontology) australopithecine, australopith


garriga

From a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *karrīka.


àgata

From Latin achātēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓χᾱ́της (ăkhā́tēs).


llosa

Inherited from Old Catalan losa, from Latin lausia, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish or Celtiberian *lausia, from Proto-Celtic *plousā (“stone slab”), of uncertain ultimate origin. Cognate with Spanish losa, French lauze, Galician lousa, etc.


Orient Mitjà

(geopolitics) Middle East (a region of Western Asia and North Africa)


meridià

(geography) meridian (an imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles)


desgast

ca-noun

desgast m (plural desgasts or desgastos)

war of attrition


sòcol

Borrowed from Italian zoccolo, from Latin socculus.

(geology) basement (foundation beneath sedimentary rocks)


paleolític

ca-adj

paleolític (feminine paleolítica, masculine plural paleolítics, feminine plural paleolítiques)

paleolítica (feminine)
paleolítics (masculine plural)
paleolítiques (feminine plural)


plistocè

plistocè (feminine plistocena, masculine plural plistocens, feminine plural plistocenes)

plistocena (feminine)
plistocens (masculine plural)
plistocenes (feminine plural)


solà

(geography) adret (sunny side of a mountain)


praderia

[pɾə.ðəˈɾi.ə]

From prat (“meadow”) + -eria. First attested in the 14th century.


eocè

eocè (feminine eocena, masculine plural eocens, feminine plural eocenes)

eocena (feminine)
eocens (masculine plural)
eocenes (feminine plural)


eocènic

eocènic (feminine eocènica, masculine plural eocènics, feminine plural eocèniques)

eocènica (feminine)
eocènics (masculine plural)
eocèniques (feminine plural)


miocè

miocè (feminine miocena, masculine plural miocens, feminine plural miocenes)

miocena (feminine)
miocens (masculine plural)
miocenes (feminine plural)


miocènic

miocènic (feminine miocènica, masculine plural miocènics, feminine plural miocèniques)

miocènica (feminine)
miocènics (masculine plural)
miocèniques (feminine plural)


paleocènic

paleocènic (feminine paleocènica, masculine plural paleocènics, feminine plural paleocèniques)

paleocènica (feminine)
paleocènics (masculine plural)
paleocèniques (feminine plural)


obac

Inherited from Latin opācus. Doublet of opac.

Fa sol, però hi ha gebre a les raconades dels obacs.

It's sunny, but there is frost in the corners of the shady slopes.

(geography) ubac (shady side of a mountain)


solell

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sōliculus, diminutive of Latin sōl.


aluminífer

aluminífer (feminine aluminífera, masculine plural aluminífers, feminine plural aluminíferes)

aluminífera (feminine)
aluminífers (masculine plural)
aluminíferes (feminine plural)

(mineralogy) aluminiferous (containing aluminum, of ore)


titanífer

titanífer (feminine titanífera, masculine plural titanífers, feminine plural titaníferes)

titanífera (feminine)
titanífers (masculine plural)
titaníferes (feminine plural)

(mineralogy) titaniferous (containing titanium, of ore)


ablació

(geology) ablation (the removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation)


placa tectònica

ca-noun

placa tectònica f (plural plaques tectòniques)


pirop

Learned borrowing from Late Latin pyrōpus, from Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fire-colored”)


pumicita

Borrowed from Latin pūmex (“pumice”) + -ita, from Latin -īta, -ītēs.


fossilitzar

ca-verb

fossilitzar (first-person singular present fossilitzo, first-person singular preterite fossilitzí, past participle fossilitzat)

fossilitzo (first-person present singular)
fossilitzí (first-person preterite singular)
fossilitzat (participle past)
fossilitzar (infinitive)
fossilitzant (gerund)
fossilitzat (masculine participle past singular)
fossilitzada (feminine participle past singular)
fossilitzats (masculine participle past plural)
fossilitzades (feminine participle past plural)
fossilitzo (first-person indicative present singular)
fossilitzes (indicative present second-person singular)
fossilitza (indicative present singular third-person)
fossilitzem (first-person indicative plural present)
fossilitzeu (indicative plural present second-person)
fossilitzen (indicative plural present third-person)
fossilitzava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
fossilitzaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
fossilitzava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
fossilitzàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
fossilitzàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
fossilitzaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
fossilitzaré (first-person future indicative singular)
fossilitzaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
fossilitzarà (future indicative singular third-person)
fossilitzarem (first-person future indicative plural)
fossilitzareu (future indicative plural second-person)
fossilitzaran (future indicative plural third-person)
fossilitzí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
fossilitzares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
fossilitzà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
fossilitzàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
fossilitzàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
fossilitzaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
fossilitzaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
fossilitzaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
fossilitzaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
fossilitzaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
fossilitzaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
fossilitzarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
fossilitzi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
fossilitzis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
fossilitzi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
fossilitzem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
fossilitzeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
fossilitzin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
fossilitzés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
fossilitzessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
fossilitzés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
fossilitzéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
fossilitzéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
fossilitzessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
fossilitza (imperative second-person)
fossilitzi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
fossilitzem (first-person imperative plural)
fossilitzeu (imperative plural second-person)
fossilitzin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no fossilitzis (imperative negative second-person)
no fossilitzi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no fossilitzem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no fossilitzeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no fossilitzin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(transitive) to fossilize, to make a fossil of


intrusiu

ca-adj

intrusiu (feminine intrusiva, masculine plural intrusius, feminine plural intrusives)

intrusiva (feminine)
intrusius (masculine plural)
intrusives (feminine plural)


bòfia

Inherited from Latin fovea (“hole”) via metathesis.


curullar

ca-verb

curullar (first-person singular present curullo, first-person singular preterite curullí, past participle curullat)

curullo (first-person present singular)
curullí (first-person preterite singular)
curullat (participle past)
curullar (infinitive)
curullant (gerund)
curullat (masculine participle past singular)
curullada (feminine participle past singular)
curullats (masculine participle past plural)
curullades (feminine participle past plural)
curullo (first-person indicative present singular)
curulles (indicative present second-person singular)
curulla (indicative present singular third-person)
curullem (first-person indicative plural present)
curulleu (indicative plural present second-person)
curullen (indicative plural present third-person)
curullava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
curullaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
curullava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
curullàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
curullàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
curullaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
curullaré (first-person future indicative singular)
curullaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
curullarà (future indicative singular third-person)
curullarem (first-person future indicative plural)
curullareu (future indicative plural second-person)
curullaran (future indicative plural third-person)
curullí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
curullares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
curullà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
curullàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
curullàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
curullaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
curullaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
curullaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
curullaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
curullaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
curullaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
curullarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
curulli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
curullis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
curulli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
curullem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
curulleu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
curullin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
curullés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
curullessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
curullés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
curulléssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
curulléssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
curullessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
curulla (imperative second-person)
curulli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
curullem (first-person imperative plural)
curulleu (imperative plural second-person)
curullin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no curullis (imperative negative second-person)
no curulli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no curullem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no curulleu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no curullin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

La vall es va curullar amb sediment.

(geomorphology, pronominal) to fill up, to fill in


prada

Inherited from Latin prāta, plural of prātum (“meadow”).


aqüífer

ca-adj

aqüífer (feminine aqüífera, masculine plural aqüífers, feminine plural aqüíferes)

aqüífera (feminine)
aqüífers (masculine plural)
aqüíferes (feminine plural)

From aqüi- (“water [combining form]”) + -fer (“carrying, containing”).


braç mort

Literally, “dead arm”. Cognate to French bras mort.


estiatge

Els mesos calorosos, però, patia estiatge que no vol dir una altra cosa que patia una disminució notable del seu cabal.

2008, Daniel Sánchez Franco, “El riu Llobregati la seva relació amb el territori a l'època romana”, in Universtat Oberta de Catalunya digital respository, page 36:

In the hot months, it suffered low water, which only means that it suffered a notable reduction of its flow.


tarquim

From Arabic تَرْكِيم (tarkīm, “heap, amassment”), from رَكَّمَ (rakkama, “to amass, to pile up”).


llim

Inherited from Latin līmus (“mud, muck”).


portolà

ca-adj

portolà (feminine portolana, masculine plural portolans, feminine plural portolanes)

portolana (feminine)
portolans (masculine plural)
portolanes (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin portulānus, from portus (“port”).

carta portolana


pedra calcària

ca-noun

pedra calcària f (plural pedres calcàries)

From pedra (“stone”) + calcària, feminine form of calcari (“calcareous; containing lime”).


monsó

Borrowed from Portuguese monção, from earlier mouçaõ, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”).


monsònic

ca-adj

monsònic (feminine monsònica, masculine plural monsònics, feminine plural monsòniques)

monsònica (feminine)
monsònics (masculine plural)
monsòniques (feminine plural)

vents monsònics


xot

Borrowed from French chott, from Arabic شَطّ (šaṭṭ).

(geology) chott (a dry salt lake of the Sahara)


ratxar

ca-verb

ratxar (first-person singular present ratxo, first-person singular preterite ratxí, past participle ratxat)

ratxo (first-person present singular)
ratxí (first-person preterite singular)
ratxat (participle past)
ratxar (infinitive)
ratxant (gerund)
ratxat (masculine participle past singular)
ratxada (feminine participle past singular)
ratxats (masculine participle past plural)
ratxades (feminine participle past plural)
ratxo (first-person indicative present singular)
ratxes (indicative present second-person singular)
ratxa (indicative present singular third-person)
ratxem (first-person indicative plural present)
ratxeu (indicative plural present second-person)
ratxen (indicative plural present third-person)
ratxava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ratxaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ratxava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ratxàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ratxàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ratxaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ratxaré (first-person future indicative singular)
ratxaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
ratxarà (future indicative singular third-person)
ratxarem (first-person future indicative plural)
ratxareu (future indicative plural second-person)
ratxaran (future indicative plural third-person)
ratxí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
ratxares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
ratxà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
ratxàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
ratxàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
ratxaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
ratxaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
ratxaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
ratxaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
ratxaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
ratxaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
ratxarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
ratxi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ratxis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ratxi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ratxem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ratxeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
ratxin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ratxés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ratxessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ratxés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ratxéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ratxéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ratxessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ratxa (imperative second-person)
ratxi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
ratxem (first-person imperative plural)
ratxeu (imperative plural second-person)
ratxin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no ratxis (imperative negative second-person)
no ratxi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no ratxem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no ratxeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no ratxin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(intransitive) to produce a call, especially a mating call (of partridges)


orogràfic

ca-adj

orogràfic (feminine orogràfica, masculine plural orogràfics, feminine plural orogràfiques)

orogràfica (feminine)
orogràfics (masculine plural)
orogràfiques (feminine plural)

From orografia + -ic (compare Spanish orográfico).


plutònic

plutònic (feminine plutònica, masculine plural plutònics, feminine plural plutòniques)

plutònica (feminine)
plutònics (masculine plural)
plutòniques (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn) + -ic.


argentífer

argentífer (feminine argentífera, masculine plural argentífers, feminine plural argentíferes)

argentífera (feminine)
argentífers (masculine plural)
argentíferes (feminine plural)

(mineralogy) argentiferous (containing or producing silver, of ore)


fibrat

fibrat (feminine fibrada, masculine plural fibrats, feminine plural fibrades)

fibrada (feminine)
fibrats (masculine plural)
fibrades (feminine plural)


fonera

From fons + -era, or directly from Vulgar Latin *fundāria.

(geology) a depression or hollow in the sea floor


jaspi

Borrowed from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis).


dorsal oceànica

ca-noun

dorsal oceànica f (plural dorsals oceàniques)


plataforma de gel

plataforma de gel f (plural plataformes de gel)


subducció

Learned borrowing from Latin subductiōnem.


subduir

ca-verb

subduir (first-person singular present subdueixo, first-person singular preterite subduí, past participle subduït)

subdueixo (first-person present singular)
subduí (first-person preterite singular)
subduït (participle past)
subduir (infinitive)
subduint (gerund)
subduït (masculine participle past singular)
subduïda (feminine participle past singular)
subduïts (masculine participle past plural)
subduïdes (feminine participle past plural)
subdueixo (first-person indicative present singular)
subdueixes (indicative present second-person singular)
subdueix (indicative present singular third-person)
subduïm (first-person indicative plural present)
subduïu (indicative plural present second-person)
subdueixen (indicative plural present third-person)
subduïa (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
subduïes (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
subduïa (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
subduíem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
subduíeu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
subduïen (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
subduiré (first-person future indicative singular)
subduiràs (future indicative second-person singular)
subduirà (future indicative singular third-person)
subduirem (first-person future indicative plural)
subduireu (future indicative plural second-person)
subduiran (future indicative plural third-person)
subduí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
subduïres (indicative preterite second-person singular)
subduí (indicative preterite singular third-person)
subduírem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
subduíreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
subduïren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
subduiria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
subduiries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
subduiria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
subduiríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
subduiríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
subduirien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
subdueixi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
subdueixis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
subdueixi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
subduïm (first-person plural present subjunctive)
subduïu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
subdueixin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
subduís (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
subduïssis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
subduís (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
subduíssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
subduíssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
subduïssin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
subdueix (imperative second-person)
subdueixi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
subduïm (first-person imperative plural)
subduïu (imperative plural second-person)
subdueixin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no subdueixis (imperative negative second-person)
no subdueixi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no subduïm (first-person imperative negative plural)
no subduïu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no subdueixin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Borrowed from Latin subdūcere; adapted to inherited forms such as conduir. Cognate with English subdue.


geodèsic

ca-adj

geodèsic (feminine geodèsica, masculine plural geodèsics, feminine plural geodèsiques)

geodèsica (feminine)
geodèsics (masculine plural)
geodèsiques (feminine plural)


geodèsia

Ultimately from Medieval Latin geōdaesia, from Ancient Greek γεωδαισία (geōdaisía).


cornubianita

Borrowed from English cornubianite, from English Cornubian (“pertaining to Cornwall”), from Medieval Latin Cornubia.


llicorella

Alteration of *llacorella, from llacor (“mud”) or * llecolella, from llécol (“slate”).


mississipià

ca-adj

mississipià (feminine mississipiana, masculine plural mississipians, feminine plural mississipianes)

mississipiana (feminine)
mississipians (masculine plural)
mississipianes (feminine plural)


balaix

From Arabic بَلَخْش (balaḵš) (possibly via Old French balais), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.

balas-ruby (transparent pink variety of spinel)


batimètric

batimètric (feminine batimètrica, masculine plural batimètrics, feminine plural batimètriques)

batimètrica (feminine)
batimètrics (masculine plural)
batimètriques (feminine plural)


guèiser

Borrowed from Icelandic Geysir, the name of a particular geyser in Iceland, probably via English geyser.


arqueà

arqueà (feminine arqueana, masculine plural arqueans, feminine plural arqueanes)

arqueana (feminine)
arqueans (masculine plural)
arqueanes (feminine plural)

Archaean (pertaining to the Archaean eon)


pèl·let

Borrowed from English pellet, from French pelote. Doublet of pilota.


anisòtrop

anisòtrop (feminine anisòtropa, masculine plural anisòtrops, feminine plural anisòtropes)

anisòtropa (feminine)
anisòtrops (masculine plural)
anisòtropes (feminine plural)


corogràfic

corogràfic (feminine corogràfica, masculine plural corogràfics, feminine plural corogràfiques)

corogràfica (feminine)
corogràfics (masculine plural)
corogràfiques (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χωρογραφικός (khōrographikós). By surface analysis, corografia + -ic.

bor+

χωρογραφικός


pont terrestre

ca-noun

pont terrestre m (plural ponts terrestres)


atzabeja

[ə.d͡zəˈβɛ.ʒə]

[ə.d͡zəˈbə.ʒə]

Borrowed from Arabic السَّبَج (as-sabaj).


bloqueig en omega

ca-noun

bloqueig en omega m (plural bloqueigs en omega or bloquejos en omega)

bloqueigs en omega (plural)
bloquejos en omega (plural)

Ja fa diversos dies que estem immersos en un ambient de moltíssima estabilitat deguda a una situació de bloqueig en omega.


MDE

model digital d'elevacions
w:ca:Model Digital d'Elevacions

(cartography) Initialism of model digital d'elevacions.


corindó

Borrowed from French corindon, from Tamil குருந்தம் (kuruntam).


esquist

esquist m (plural esquists or esquistos)

Borrowed from French schiste, from Latin schistos lapis (“the stone that is easy to split”), from Ancient Greek σχιστός (skhistós, “splittable”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”).


maresme

Inherited from Latin (os) maritimum (“maritime (coast)”). Doublet of marítim, a learned borrowing.


mareny

From mar + -eny, perhaps by analogy with areny (“sandy place”).


xarnera

Borrowed from French charnière (“hinge”).


nebulositat

Learned borrowing from Latin nebulositas.


grossulària

From New Latin grossularia (“gooseberry”), from the green colour of one of its variants.


pressió atmosfèrica

Compare French pression atmosphérique, Portuguese pressão atmosférica and Spanish presión atmosférica.

atmospheric pressure
atmospheric pressure


gelivació

Any of various erosive processes causes by a cyclical freezing and thawing of ice, including cryoturbation and frost weathering.


terraqüi

ca-adj

terraqüi (feminine terràqüia, masculine plural terraqüis, feminine plural terràqüies)

terràqüia (feminine)
terraqüis (masculine plural)
terràqüies (feminine plural)

From New Latin terrāqueus, from terra (“land”) and aqueus (“aqueous, watery”).

terraqueous (consisting of land and water)


calabrià

calabrià (feminine calabriana, masculine plural calabrians, feminine plural calabrianes)

calabriana (feminine)
calabrians (masculine plural)
calabrianes (feminine plural)


cisalpí

cisalpí (feminine cisalpina, masculine plural cisalpins, feminine plural cisalpines)

cisalpina (feminine)
cisalpins (masculine plural)
cisalpines (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin cisalpīnus.


subalpí

subalpí (feminine subalpina, masculine plural subalpins, feminine plural subalpines)

subalpina (feminine)
subalpins (masculine plural)
subalpines (feminine plural)


reptació

From Latin rēptātio, from rēptō (“I crawl”).


projecció cartogràfica

ca-noun

projecció cartogràfica f (plural projeccions cartogràfiques)


semiàrid

ca-adj

semiàrid (feminine semiàrida, masculine plural semiàrids, feminine plural semiàrides)

semiàrida (feminine)
semiàrids (masculine plural)
semiàrides (feminine plural)


subhumit

subhumit (feminine subhumida, masculine plural subhumits, feminine plural subhumides)

subhumida (feminine)
subhumits (masculine plural)
subhumides (feminine plural)