fa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

Fa que no es veu!

(literally, “it does that it's not seen!”)

(dialectal) a particle used in some dialects to emphasize a negative sentence


home

Inherited from Old Catalan home~hom, from Latin hominem (“human”, noun).

Home, no sigues bèstia!

A term of address for a man conveying annoyance, impatience, surprise, disagreement, etc.


au

Inherited from Latin au (“oh! ow! oh dear! goodness gracious!”).

inh+

now (as an incitement to action or to a decision)


ou

(Mallorca, Menorca) whoa! (command to an animal to stop)


oi

Oi que ho farà? Digui que sí.

1994, Ferran Canyameres, Montserrat Canyameres, Obra completa IV, page 194:

used at the end of a sentence, or with que at the beginning to make a tag question

indicates agreement with a statement: yeah; that's right


cony

Inherited from Latin cunnus, compare Portuguese cona and Spanish coño.

(vulgar) expresses frustration or surprise


fort

Inherited from Latin fortem (“strong”), from Old Latin forctis, fortis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise, high, hill”).

der

expresses approval of a punishment or misfortune suffered by another


coi

Què coi és això?


Jesús

Borrowed from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Hebrew ישוע (yeshúa).

bless you, gesundheit (said after a sneeze)


bis

Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).


bones

Ellipsis of bones tardes (“good afternoon”).


compte

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin computus. Compare French compte.


adiós

Borrowed from Spanish adiós. Compare the native Catalan adeu.


salut

Inherited from Old Catalan salut, from Latin salūtem, related to salvus (“safe”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole, completed”).


vaja

Archaic third-person singular present subjunctive of anar.

Expresses surprise etc., analogous to Spanish vaya


no

no (negation; commonly used to respond negatively to a question)


guai

From Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai, “woe!”), from Proto-Germanic *wai. Compare Latin vae, which likewise descends from Proto-Indo-European *wai.


bon profit

Literally, “good benefit”. Compare Spanish buen provecho.


colló

Inherited from Late Latin cōleōnem, derived from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). Compare Occitan colhon, French couillon.


fonoll

Inherited from Old Catalan fenoll~fenoyll, from Late Latin fēnuculum, alteration of Latin fēniculum, diminutive of fēnum (“herb”). Compare Occitan fenolh, French fenouil, Spanish hinojo.


prou

Inherited from Old Catalan prou, from Late Latin prōde (“profitable”), rebracketed from Latin prōdest (“is useful”).


arri

gee up, giddyup (in urging a horse forward)


plof

plonk, splat (sound of something solid heading into a soft object or surface)


doncs

Inherited from Vulgar Latin dunc (with adverbial /-s/), probably from a crossing of Latin tunc with dum. Compare Occitan dunc, French donc, Italian dunque.


aviam

Univerbation of a + veiam, vejam, archaic first-person plural imperative of veure.


benvinguda

Literally, “well come”. From ben (“well”) + vinguda (“come”). Presumably a calque of a Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwumô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, as English welcome.
The are many cognates in other Romance languages, such as French bienvenu, Spanish bienvenido and Italian benvenuto.


benvingut

head

benvingut (feminine benvinguda, masculine plural benvinguts, feminine plural benvingudes)

benvinguda (feminine)
benvinguts (masculine plural)
benvingudes (feminine plural)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bene venūtus, presumably a calque of a Frankish term, derived from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, such as English welcome. By surface analysis, ben (“well”) + vingut (“come”).

surf

welcome (to a male or person of unknown gender)


fotre

Inherited from Latin futuere (compare Occitan fóter or fotre, Italian fottere French foutre, Spanish joder, Portuguese foder and Romanian fute).


ostres

(colloquial) Euphemistic form of hòstia (“jeez”).


vejam

Archaic first-person plural present subjunctive form of veure (modern vegem).


adeu-siau

Inherited from Old Catalan a Déu siau (literally “be with God”), whose modern equivalent would be amb Déu sigueu. The plural forms imply the use of the archaic formal pronoun vós. The original verb has lost its imperative meaning. See also adeu.


bones tardes

Probably influenced by Spanish buenas tardes.

Em va dir: –Bones tardes…! Ara pens que em va dir bones tardes. No vaig saber què podia respondre. Tornà a dir-me: –Bones tardes…! Què hi fas, aquí?

2010, Gabriel Janer i Manila, He jugat amb els llops, La Galera, →ISBN:


punyeta

From puny (“fist”) + -eta. Compare Spanish puñeta.


carall

Uncertain. Coromines proposes a derivation from Latin *cārāculum from the rare verb cārō (“to card [wool]”). An alternative favoured by Moll and Meyer-Lübke is a derivation from Latin *characulum, a diminutive of Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “pole”). Cognate with Spanish carajo, Galician carallo and Portuguese caralho.


adeu

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ad Deum (“to God”).


al·leluia

Borrowed from Latin allelūia, from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (“Praise Jah!”).

der

הַלְּלוּיָהּ


enhorabona

From en + hora + bona. Compare Spanish enhorabuena.


esclar

Univerbation of és (“it is”) + clar (“clear”)

univerbation

Els alumnes, com els adults, no s’esforcen quan no estan motivats. Es pot estudiar per obligació, esclar.

2021 October 11, Carina Farreras, quoting César Coll, “No té sentit que nens de 12 anys estudiïn onze assignatures”, in La Vanguardia:

Students, like adults, don't make an effort unless they are motivated. You can study by obligation, of course.

Alternative form of és clar (“of course”)


i tant

–T’ha agradat la pel·lícula? – I tant!
–Did you like the movie? – I certainly did!

communicates emphatic affirmation; indeed


hòstia

Borrowed from Latin hostia (“victim, sacrifice”). Compare Spanish hostia.


malament rai

Si hem de dependre d'ells, malament rai.

If we have to rely on them, we're screwed


encara sort

thank goodness! (expresses gratitude or relief)

Encara sort que has acabat!


encara bo

[əŋˈka.ɾə ˈβɔ]

[əŋˈka.ɾə ˈbɔ]

Encara bo que has acabat!


briu

From Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“strength”). Cognate with Old Irish bríg (“force, power”), Welsh bri (“honour, esteem”).

used to urge someone to do something quickly


patatxap

kersplosh (sound of something heavy falling into liquid)


oidà

From Old Catalan odà, under influence from oi.

¡Són deu francs! Oidà! No ha estat del tot perduda la visita a monsieur Ponchon.

1934, Joan Puig i Ferreter, Camins de França:

It's ten francs! Hurrah! The visit with monsieur Ponchon wasn't a total loss!


taral·larà

tra-la-la (meaningless syllables used when humming a tune)