benvingut

Catalan

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Etymology

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

Interjection

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

  1. welcome (to a male or person of unknown gender)

Adjective

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

  1. welcome

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