pèrdua

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *perdita, a noun based on the feminine of Latin perditus (lost), from perdere (lose). Compare Occitan pèrda~pèrdia, French perte, Spanish pérdida.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpɛr.du.ə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈpɛɾ.ðu.a]
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)

Noun

pèrdua f (plural pèrdues)

  1. loss

References

  • “pèrdua” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.