Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste. Compare Occitan aquest and Spanish aqueste.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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aquest (feminine aquesta, masculine plural aquests or aquestos, feminine plural aquestes)

  1. this

Pronoun

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aquest (feminine aquesta, masculine plural aquests or aquestos, feminine plural aquestes)

  1. this (one), (in the plural) these (ones)

See also

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References

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

Old French

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *acquaesitum.

Noun

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aquest oblique singularm (oblique plural aquez or aquetz, nominative singular aquez or aquetz, nominative plural aquest)

  1. gain

Descendants

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  • Middle French: acquest
    • French: acquêt
  • Middle English: aqueste

Old Occitan

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste. Compare Catalan aquest and Spanish aqueste.

Pronoun

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aquest

  1. this (this thing; the one in question)

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