escarn
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Catalan
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Deverbal from escarnir, from Vulgar Latin *escarnire representing Proto-Germanic *skarnjan. Cognate with Portuguese escárnio, Spanish escarnio and Italian scherno.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]escarn m (plural escarns)
References
[edit]- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Escarn”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Further reading
[edit]- “escarn” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “escarn”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “escarn” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “escarn” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.