benvingut
Catalan
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Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]benvingut (feminine benvinguda, masculine plural benvinguts, feminine plural benvingudes)
- welcome (to a male or person of unknown gender)
Adjective
[edit]benvingut (feminine benvinguda, masculine plural benvinguts, feminine plural benvingudes)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “benvingut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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- Rhymes:Catalan/ut
- Rhymes:Catalan/ut/3 syllables
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