de

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.


te

The name of the Latin-script letter T/t.


o

The fifteenth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.


be

The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.


mi

mu; the Greek alphabet letter Μ (lowercase μ)


san

San; the Archaic Greek letter Ϻ (lowercase ϻ)


u

The twenty-first letter of the Catalan alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.


manga

From Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga), after an 1814 book by Katsushika Hokusai.

(comics) manga (comic originating in Japan)


diccionari

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dictiōnārium (“dictionary”), derived from Latin dictiō (“saying, speaking”) + -ārium.


beta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta).


gamma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).


delta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).


zeta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.


digamma

Digamma; the obsolete Greek letter Ϝ (lowercase ϝ)


theta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).


iota

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta). Doublet of jota.


metre

(poetry, music) metre/meter (the rhythm of a song or poem)


lambda

lambda; the Greek letter Λ (lowercase λ)


ca

Apocopated form of casa. Compare French chez, Spanish ca, Italian ca'.

Anem a ca la Maria.

Aquell casalot és cal Ramon.

Parlem català a ca nostra.


ge

The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.


ce

The name of the Latin-script letter C/c.


pe

The name of the Latin-script letter P/p.


sigma

Sigma; the Greek letter Σ (lowercase σ or ς)


ela

The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.


biblioteca

Borrowed from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”).


coma

Borrowed from Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma).


minúscula

(orthography) minuscule (lower-case letter)


sampi

sampi; the Ancient Greek letter Ϡ (lowercase ϡ)


koppa

Koppa; the Ancient Greek letter Ϙ (lowercase ϙ)


Adam

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

a male given name, equivalent to English Adam


peu

Inherited from Old Catalan peu, from Latin pedem.
Cognate with Occitan pè; French pied; Asturian and Spanish pie; and Galician and Portuguese pé.

peu de pàgina

(design, typography) footer, the bottom of a page or design


saga

Borrowed from Old Norse saga, maybe through English saga.


fi

Borrowed from Latin phi, from Ancient Greek φεῖ (pheî).


circumflex

Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus.


A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called accent greu (“grave accent”) in Catalan, and found on À/à, È/è and Ò/ò.


Samuel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel


punt

Inherited from Latin pūnctum. Cognate with Spanish and Galician punto and Portuguese ponto.


alfa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin.


jota

Borrowed from Latin iota. Doublet of iota.

The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.


Abraham

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”).


a

The first letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script.


Cam

Borrowed from Latin Cham, from Ancient Greek Χαμ (Kham), from Hebrew חָם (ẖam).


Joan

Inherited from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).


cu

The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.


Aran

Derived from Biblical Hebrew הָרָן (Hārān).


papir

Learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πᾰ́πῡρος (pắpūros).


ve

The name of the Latin-script letter V/v.


ema

The name of the Latin-script letter M/m.


titular

ca-verb

titular (first-person singular present titulo, first-person singular preterite titulí, past participle titulat)

titulo (first-person present singular)
titulí (first-person preterite singular)
titulat (participle past)
titular (infinitive)
titulant (gerund)
titulat (masculine participle past singular)
titulada (feminine participle past singular)
titulats (masculine participle past plural)
titulades (feminine participle past plural)
titulo (first-person indicative present singular)
titules (indicative present second-person singular)
titula (indicative present singular third-person)
titulem (first-person indicative plural present)
tituleu (indicative plural present second-person)
titulen (indicative plural present third-person)
titulava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
titulaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
titulava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
titulàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
titulàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
titulaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
titularé (first-person future indicative singular)
titularàs (future indicative second-person singular)
titularà (future indicative singular third-person)
titularem (first-person future indicative plural)
titulareu (future indicative plural second-person)
titularan (future indicative plural third-person)
titulí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
titulares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
titulà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
titulàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
titulàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
titularen (indicative plural preterite third-person)
titularia (conditional first-person indicative singular)
titularies (conditional indicative second-person singular)
titularia (conditional indicative singular third-person)
titularíem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
titularíeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
titularien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
tituli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
titulis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
tituli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
titulem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
tituleu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
titulin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
titulés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
titulessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
titulés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
tituléssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
tituléssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
titulessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
titula (imperative second-person)
tituli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
titulem (first-person imperative plural)
tituleu (imperative plural second-person)
titulin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no titulis (imperative negative second-person)
no tituli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no titulem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no tituleu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no titulin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(pronominal) to obtain a diploma, to graduate


hòbbit

hobbit (a member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet)


Nahum

der

Hebrew נַחוּם


hac

The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.


història

Borrowed from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía).


ena

enes (plural)
en (alternative)
ene (alternative)

The name of the Latin-script letter N/n.


breu

Inherited from Latin brevem. Compare Occitan brèu.


essa

The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.


cometa

quotation mark (one of the symbols ', ", «, or »)


middot, middle dot (called punt volat (“flown dot”) in Catalan, and found in the combination l·l to distinguish it from the digraph ll. It was once used for elision, especially in poetry.)


redactar

ca-verb

redactar (first-person singular present redacto, first-person singular preterite redactí, past participle redactat)

redacto (first-person present singular)
redactí (first-person preterite singular)
redactat (participle past)
redactar (infinitive)
redactant (gerund)
redactat (masculine participle past singular)
redactada (feminine participle past singular)
redactats (masculine participle past plural)
redactades (feminine participle past plural)
redacto (first-person indicative present singular)
redactes (indicative present second-person singular)
redacta (indicative present singular third-person)
redactem (first-person indicative plural present)
redacteu (indicative plural present second-person)
redacten (indicative plural present third-person)
redactava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
redactaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
redactava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
redactàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
redactàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
redactaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
redactaré (first-person future indicative singular)
redactaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
redactarà (future indicative singular third-person)
redactarem (first-person future indicative plural)
redactareu (future indicative plural second-person)
redactaran (future indicative plural third-person)
redactí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
redactares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
redactà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
redactàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
redactàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
redactaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
redactaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
redactaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
redactaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
redactaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
redactaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
redactarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
redacti (first-person present singular subjunctive)
redactis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
redacti (present singular subjunctive third-person)
redactem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
redacteu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
redactin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
redactés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
redactessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
redactés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
redactéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
redactéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
redactessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
redacta (imperative second-person)
redacti (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
redactem (first-person imperative plural)
redacteu (imperative plural second-person)
redactin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no redactis (imperative negative second-person)
no redacti (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no redactem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no redacteu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no redactin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

From Latin redāctus, perfect passive participle of redigō (“drive, lead, collect, reduce”).


Raquel

Borrowed from Late Latin Rachel, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rakhél, “ewe”).

a female given name from Late Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew]


romancer

ca-adj

romancer (feminine romancera, masculine plural romancers, feminine plural romanceres)

romancera (feminine)
romancers (masculine plural)
romanceres (feminine plural)

(relational) romance (literary work, either verse or prose)


romancer

the body of poetic romances from the early modern period of Iberian literature


romancer

ca-noun

romancer m (plural romancers, feminine romancera)


missal

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin missālis.


ics

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x, especially when used for /ks/ or /ɡz/


Esaú

(biblical) Esau (son of Isaac and Rebekah)


erra

The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.


efa

efes (plural)
ef (alternative)
efe (alternative)

The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.


episodi

From Ancient Greek ἐπεισόδιον (epeisódion, “a parenthetic addition, episode”), probably via French épisode.


clau

Inherited from Latin clāvis (compare Occitan clau, Spanish llave, French clef).

key (indispensable, supremely important)


literatura

Learned borrowing from Latin litterātūra (“grammar; philology”), from littera (“letter”).


A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called accent agut (“acute accent”) in Catalan, and found on É/é, Í/í, Ó/ó and Ú/ú.


glossari

Learned borrowing from Latin glōssārium.


suspens

Learned borrowing from Latin suspēnsus. Doublet of suspès. The narratological sense is a semantic loan from English.


fosa

Nominalization of the feminine singular past participle of fondre.


Noè

From Ancient Greek Νῶε (Nôe), from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (nóakh, nṓaḥ).

Noah (a figure in Abrahamic religions, believed to have built an ark)


grimori

Borrowed from French grimoire. Compare Spanish grimorio.


guió

(film, theater) script (document containing the dialogue and action for a drama)


ve doble

Coordinate term: ve baixa

The name of the Latin-script letter W/w.


iod

yodh (the tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads)


quadern

(printing) signature; A group of four pages printed so that when folded, they become a section of a book

five sheets of paper; one fifth of a mà (“quire”); one hundredth of a raima (“ream”)


ce trencada

From ce (“letter C”) + trencada (“broken”).

The name of the Latin-script letter Ç/ç., formed from the letter C by attaching a cedilla (¸) below


ela palatal

Coordinate term: ela geminada

the Latin digraph ⟨LL⟩ (titlecase ⟨Ll⟩; lowercase ⟨ll⟩)


ela geminada

eles geminades (plural)
ele geminada (alternative)

the Latin script combination ⟨l·l⟩ (uppercase ⟨L·L⟩)


xeix

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x, especially when used for /ʃ/


i grega

The name of the Latin-script letter Y/y.


èpsilon

epsilon; the Greek letter Ε (lowercase ε)


òmicron

omicron; the Greek letter Ο (lowercase ο)


ípsilon

upsilon; the Greek letter Υ (lowercase υ)


dadà

ca-adj

dadà m or f (masculine and feminine plural dadàs)


gòtic

gòtic (feminine gòtica, masculine plural gòtics, feminine plural gòtiques)

gòtica (feminine)
gòtics (masculine plural)
gòtiques (feminine plural)

Gothic (pertaining to the Goths or to the Gothic language)

Gothic (pertaining to the Gothic architecture or to Gothic art)

Gothic (pertaining to a genre of horror fiction)

Gothic (pertaining to the goth subculture)


gòtic

Gothic (an example of Gothic architecture or of Gothic art)


gòtic

Gothic (a style of architecture and art common in 12th to 16th century Europe)

Gothic (an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths)


tabloide

[təˈβlɔj.ðə]

Borrowed from English tabloid, probably via Spanish tabloide.


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


barrufet

Uncertain, perhaps a metathesis of rebufet, from rebuf (“gust of wind”).


epitafi

Learned borrowing from Latin epitaphium.


Rubèn

Borrowed from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén), from רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”) + בֵּן (ben, “son”); its literal meaning is therefore roughly, "See, all: a son!".


llapis

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin lapis (“stone”).


Lluc

Inherited from Latin Lūcās, from Koine Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).

(book of the Bible) Luke (book of the Bible)


Felip

a male given name, equivalent to English Philip


Josep

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yôsēp̄, literally “(God) shall add”); a son of Jacob.


signe d'interrogació

ca-noun

signe d'interrogació m (plural signes d'interrogació)


cartutx

Borrowed from Spanish cartucho, borrowed from French cartouche, borrowed from Italian cartoccio (“paper bag”).


estrofa

From Latin stropha, from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “turning”).


asterisc

ca-noun

asterisc m (plural asteriscs or asteriscos)

Borrowed from Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos).


ratlla

Uncertain. From Old Catalan ralla, raylla; perhaps a Deverbal from ratllar, from Vulgar Latin *rallare or *radulare.


dièresi

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διαίρεσις (diaíresis, “division, split”), from διά (diá, “apart”) + αἱρέω (hairéō, “to take”).


crònica

crònica de societat


Càntic dels Càntics

Canticle of Canticles
Canticle of Canticles

Song of Solomon (22nd book of the Bible). Translated as Canticle of Canticles


Alfabet Fonètic Internacional

International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet

(phonetics) International Phonetic Alphabet


entremès

entremesos (plural)
entremés (alternative)

Either from Latin intermissus, perfect participle of intermittō, or from French entremets, with the same ultimate origin.


atles

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


Tomàs

Inherited from Latin Thōmās m.
Compare Occitan Tomàs m, Spanish Tomás m.

a male given name, equivalent to English Thomas


màquina d'escriure

ca-noun

màquina d'escriure f (plural màquines d'escriure)


epopeia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐποποιία (epopoiía).


goig

Inherited from Latin gaudium. First attested in the 12th century. Doublet of gaudi, a later learned borrowing.

(poetry, especially in plural) a verse in praise of the Virgin Mary or a saint


obituari

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin obituārius.


Satanàs

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σατανᾶς (Satanâs), from Hebrew שָׂטָן (Śāṭān, “adversary”).


claudàtor

Borrowed from New Latin claudātor (nominative), from claudō.


parèntesi

Borrowed from Late Latin parenthesis, from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis).


punt volat

(grammar, typography) interpunct, flown dot ⟨·⟩


signe d'exclamació

ca-noun

signe d'exclamació m (plural signes d'exclamació)


signe d'admiració

signe d'admiració m (plural signes d'admiració)


Amós

Borrowed from Latin Amos, from Hebrew עמוס.

(biblical) Amos (figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible)

(biblical) Amos (book of the Hebrew Bible)


occasionally encloses a question in modern Catalan; at other times, a lone question mark is used at the end with nothing at the beginning of the question


¡Ditxós qui sab estimarla! ¡Benhaurat aquell en quin cor brilla encesa la vivificant y pura flama de la fé!

Lucky is he who can love her! Blessed is he in whose heart there shines the life-giving and pure flame of faith!

occasionally encloses an exclamation in modern Catalan; at other times, a lone exclamation mark is used at the end with nothing at the beginning of the exclamatory phrase


Jaume

From Late Latin Iacomus, alteration of Latin Iācōbus. Compare Spanish Jaime.

(biblical) James (one of the two Apostles)


Mateu

(biblical) Matthew (one of the twelve Apostles)


cobla

Inherited from Latin cōpula. Doublet of còpula.

(poetry) strophe (a pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based)


Bartomeu

a male given name, equivalent to English Bartholomew


Goliat

Learned borrowing from Latin Goliath, from Hebrew גָּלְיָת (golyāṯ).


hermenéutica

From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτικός (hermēneutikós, “of or for interpreting”), from ἑρμηνεύς (hermēneús, “interpreter”).

der

ἑρμηνευτικός

(literature, theology) hermeneutics (the science of interpretation of texts)


Ageu

(biblical) Haggai (book of the Old Testament)


bolígraf

Vuit anys després, també van vendre el birome a la francesa Marcel Bich, que es va fer arxifamosa amb el llançament del bolígraf de baix cost Bic.

2016 October 21, “Ladislao José Biro: una passejada per la història del bolígraf”, in El Periódico:


papereta

slip (small piece of paper, especially used for voting or exams)


retolador

From retolar + -dor. Compare Spanish rotulador.


Èxode

Borrowed from Latin Exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos).


Pentateuc

(biblical) Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible)


Nehemies

Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה


Sofonies

(biblical) Zephaniah (book of the Bible)


Zacaries

(biblical) Zechariah (book of the Bible)


Timoteu

Borrowed from Latin Timotheus, from Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos).

(biblical) Timothy (either of two books in the New Testament)

(biblical) Timothy (a companion of Paul)


Judes

Borrowed from Latin Iūdās, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδας (Ioúdas), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá).


Apocalipsi

(biblical) Revelation (book of the Bible)


be alta

Coordinate term: ve baixa

The name of the Latin-script letter B/b, especially in dialects not distinguishing /b/ and /v/


romanç

Inherited from Latin rōmānicē (“in the Roman manner”), adverbial form of rōmānicus (“Roman”).


còdex

Borrowed from Latin cōdex. Doublet of codi.

codex (an official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients)


enquadernar

ca-verb

enquadernar (first-person singular present enquaderno, first-person singular preterite enquaderní, past participle enquadernat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

enquadernar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
ɛ (canonical)
/e/ (canonical)
/ə/ (canonical)
enquaderno (first-person present singular)
enquaderní (first-person preterite singular)
enquadernat (participle past)
enquadernar (infinitive)
enquadernant (gerund)
enquadernat (masculine participle past singular)
enquadernada (feminine participle past singular)
enquadernats (masculine participle past plural)
enquadernades (feminine participle past plural)
enquaderno (first-person indicative present singular)
enquadernes (indicative present second-person singular)
enquaderna (indicative present singular third-person)
enquadernem (first-person indicative plural present)
enquaderneu (indicative plural present second-person)
enquadernen (indicative plural present third-person)
enquadernava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
enquadernaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
enquadernava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
enquadernàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
enquadernàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
enquadernaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
enquadernaré (first-person future indicative singular)
enquadernaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
enquadernarà (future indicative singular third-person)
enquadernarem (first-person future indicative plural)
enquadernareu (future indicative plural second-person)
enquadernaran (future indicative plural third-person)
enquaderní (first-person indicative preterite singular)
enquadernares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
enquadernà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
enquadernàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
enquadernàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
enquadernaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
enquadernaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
enquadernaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
enquadernaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
enquadernaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
enquadernaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
enquadernarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
enquaderni (first-person present singular subjunctive)
enquadernis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
enquaderni (present singular subjunctive third-person)
enquadernem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
enquaderneu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
enquadernin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
enquadernés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
enquadernessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
enquadernés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
enquadernéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
enquadernéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
enquadernessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
enquaderna (imperative second-person)
enquaderni (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
enquadernem (first-person imperative plural)
enquaderneu (imperative plural second-person)
enquadernin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no enquadernis (imperative negative second-person)
no enquaderni (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no enquadernem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no enquaderneu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no enquadernin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(transitive) to bind (to put together in a cover, as of books)


romanço

Back-formation from romanços, plural of romanç (“romance”).

(colloquial) romance (prose narrative focusing on extraordinary events)


Elies

an unknown-gender given name, equivalent to English Elijah


mistralenc

ca-adj

mistralenc (feminine mistralenca, masculine plural mistralencs, feminine plural mistralenques)

mistralenca (feminine)
mistralencs (masculine plural)
mistralenques (feminine plural)


felibre

ca-noun

felibre m (plural felibres, feminine felibressa)

From Occitan felibre, a word coined by Frédéric Mistral via a misdivision of Sepher, libre.


alexandrí

Borrowed from Latin Alexandrīnus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξανδρῖνος (Alexandrînos).

der

Ἀλεξανδρῖνος


punt alçat

(grammar, typography) interpunct, raised dot ⟨·⟩


paperassa

From paper + -assa. Cognate with French paperasse.

a mass of documents, especially those required by bureaucratic authorities; paperwork, bumfodder


cartipàs

Inherited from Old Catalan cartapell (“collection of papers and parchments”), with replacement of the apparent diminutive ending -ell with augmentative -às. Compare Spanish cartapacio.


enquadernació

ca-noun

enquadernació f (plural enquadernacions)


sirventès

sirventesos (plural)
serventesc (alternative)
sirventés (alternative)


inaccentuat

ca-adj

inaccentuat (feminine inaccentuada, masculine plural inaccentuats, feminine plural inaccentuades)

inaccentuada (feminine)
inaccentuats (masculine plural)
inaccentuades (feminine plural)


ve baixa

The name of the Latin-script letter V/v, especially in dialects not distinguishing /b/ and /v/


i llatina

The name of the Latin-script letter I/i.


ela doble

eles dobles (plural)
ele doble (alternative)


ele doble

(Valencia) Alternative form of ela doble


Llucifer

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Lūcifer.


ploma d'escriure

ca-noun

ploma d'escriure f (plural plomes d'escriure)


escripturari

ca-adj

escripturari (feminine escripturària, masculine plural escripturaris, feminine plural escripturàries)

escripturària (feminine)
escripturaris (masculine plural)
escripturàries (feminine plural)


espaiat

spacing, space (separation between words, etc.)


màcron

From Ancient Greek μακρόν (makrón), neuter form of μακρός (makrós, “long”).


novel·la gràfica

ca-noun

novel·la gràfica f (plural novel·les gràfiques)


maquineta de fer punta

maquineta de fer punta f (plural maquinetes de fer punta)

maquinetes de fer punta (plural)
maquineta (alternative)


ovidià

ca-adj

ovidià (feminine ovidiana, masculine plural ovidians, feminine plural ovidianes)

ovidiana (feminine)
ovidians (masculine plural)
ovidianes (feminine plural)


intriga secundària

ca-noun

intriga secundària f (plural intrigues secundàries)


patafísica

(literature) pataphysics (absurdist philosophy)


taula de matèries

taula de matèries f (plural taules de matèries)


trencafila

Verb-object compound, composed of trenca (“to break”) + fila (“row”).


corondell

By dissimilation from Old Catalan colondell, diminutive of colonda, from Latin columna.


corondell cec

ca-noun

corondell cec m (plural corondells cecs)


novel·la sentimental

novel·la sentimental f (plural novel·les sentimentals)


fruita prohibida

(biblical or figurative) forbidden fruit


monomètric

ca-adj

monomètric (feminine monomètrica, masculine plural monomètrics, feminine plural monomètriques)

monomètrica (feminine)
monomètrics (masculine plural)
monomètriques (feminine plural)


confessionari

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin cōnfessiōnārium.

lbor

confession booth
confession booth#English


Dimes

From Latin Dymas, from Ancient Greek Δυσμάς (Dusmás, “to the west”).

der

(biblical) Dismas, the name of the penitent thief crucified together with Christ


leccionari

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin lēctiōnārium.


lleoní

ca-adj

lleoní (feminine lleonina, masculine plural lleonins, feminine plural lleonines)

lleonina (feminine)
lleonins (masculine plural)
lleonines (feminine plural)

(poetry) leonine (being or relating to a kind of medieval Latin verse)


Otniel

der

Hebrew עתניאל


anticircumflex

ca-noun

anticircumflex m (plural anticircumflexos)


procediment policíac

procediment policíac m (plural procediments policíacs)


repartidor de diaris

repartidor de diaris m (plural repartidors de diaris, feminine repartidora de diaris)

repartidors de diaris (plural)
repartidora de diaris (feminine)


dickensià

ca-adj

dickensià (feminine dickensiana, masculine plural dickensians, feminine plural dickensianes)

dickensiana (feminine)
dickensians (masculine plural)
dickensianes (feminine plural)

un to dickensià


cartejar

ca-verb

cartejar (first-person singular present cartejo, first-person singular preterite cartegí, past participle cartejat)

cartejo (first-person present singular)
cartegí (first-person preterite singular)
cartejat (participle past)
cartejar (infinitive)
cartejant (gerund)
cartejat (masculine participle past singular)
cartejada (feminine participle past singular)
cartejats (masculine participle past plural)
cartejades (feminine participle past plural)
cartejo (first-person indicative present singular)
carteges (indicative present second-person singular)
carteja (indicative present singular third-person)
cartegem (first-person indicative plural present)
cartegeu (indicative plural present second-person)
cartegen (indicative plural present third-person)
cartejava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
cartejaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cartejava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cartejàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cartejàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cartejaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cartejaré (first-person future indicative singular)
cartejaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
cartejarà (future indicative singular third-person)
cartejarem (first-person future indicative plural)
cartejareu (future indicative plural second-person)
cartejaran (future indicative plural third-person)
cartegí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
cartejares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
cartejà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
cartejàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
cartejàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
cartejaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
cartejaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
cartejaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
cartejaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
cartejaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
cartejaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
cartejarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
cartegi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
cartegis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
cartegi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
cartegem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
cartegeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
cartegin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
cartegés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cartegessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cartegés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cartegéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cartegéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cartegessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
carteja (imperative second-person)
cartegi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
cartegem (first-person imperative plural)
cartegeu (imperative plural second-person)
cartegin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no cartegis (imperative negative second-person)
no cartegi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no cartegem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no cartegeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no cartegin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(transitive, archaic) to leaf through, to skim


carteig

De sobte, després d'un carteig esbojarrat i d'algunes entrevistes tingudes amb ella amb motiu d'una estada seva a Barcelona, l'un i l'altre vam deixar d'interessar-nos.

1934, Joan Puig i Ferreter, Camins de França:

Suddenly, after a lively correspondence and some interviews held with her with the aim of having her come to stay in Barcelona, we lost interest in each other.

correspondence (an exchange of letters, or the letters exchanged)


diürnal

Learned borrowing from Latin diurnālis. Doublet of jornal, an inherited form.

(Catholicism) diurnal (book containing canonical hours)


Barrabàs

From Latin Barabbās, from Ancient Greek Βαραββᾶς (Barabbâs), from Aramaic בּר אַבָּא (bar ʾabbā, “son of the father”).