macedònic

See also: Macedonic

Catalan

Etymology

From macedoni (“a Macedonian person”) +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mə.səˈðɔ.nik]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ma.seˈðɔ.nik]
• Rhymes: -ɔnik

Adjective

macedònic (feminine macedònica, masculine plural macedònics, feminine plural macedòniques)

1. Macedonian (pertaining to Macedonia, the Macedonian people, or the Macedonian language)

   Synonym: macedoni

Noun

macedònic m (plural macedònics, feminine macedònica)

1. Macedonian (an individual from Macedonian)

   Synonym: macedoni

Proper noun

macedònic m

1. Macedonian (a South Slavic language primarily spoken in Macedonia)

   Synonym: macedoni

Usage notes

In older usage macedoni was the term for a Macedonian person and macedònic was the term for the adjective and the Macedonian language. In modern usage the two terms are generally considered synonymous in all senses, although some retain the traditional distinction. The modern tendency is in part caused by the fact that most such words in Catalan do triple duty as adjective, common noun, and proper noun, and is in part due to the relatively recent recognition of Macedonian as a language distinct from Bulgarian in the 20th century.

Further reading

• “macedònic” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “macedònic” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “macedònic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “macedònic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.