arreu

Catalan

Etymology 1

From a + a descendant from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz (“advice, counsel”). Compare Spanish and Galician arreo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈrɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈrəw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈrew]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛw

Adverb

arreu

1. successively
2. immediately
3. everywhere

   Synonyms: pertot, arreu arreu, per tot arreu

   Antonym: enlloc

Derived terms

• arreu de

Related terms

• reu

Descendants

• → Spanish: arreo

Etymology 2

From arriar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈrɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈrɛw]
• Rhymes: -ɛw

Noun

arreu m (plural arreus)

1. harness for a horse
2. decoration

Further reading

• “arreu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “rēds”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 537