alexandrí

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Alexandrīnus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξανδρῖνος (Alexandrînos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ləɡ.zənˈdɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.leɡ.zanˈdɾi]

Adjective

alexandrí (feminine alexandrina, masculine plural alexandrins, feminine plural alexandrines)

1. Alexandrine (of, from or relating to Alexandria in Egypt)
2. (relational) Alexander; Alexandrian (relating to various historical figures named Alexander, including Alexander the Great, Pope Alexander VI, etc.)

   conquestes alexandrines ― Alexandrian conquests

Noun

alexandrí m (plural alexandrins, feminine alexandrina)

1. Alexandrine (native or inhabitant of Alexandria in Egypt) (male or of unspecified gender)

Noun

alexandrí m (plural alexandrins)

1. (poetry) alexandrine

Related terms

• Alexandre

Further reading

• “alexandrí” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “alexandrí” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.