aquest
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste. Compare Occitan aquest and Spanish aqueste.
PronunciationEdit
- (formal) IPA(key): (Central) /əˈkɛst/, (Balearic) /əˈkəst/, (Valencian) /aˈkest/
- (usual) IPA(key): (Central) /əˈkɛt/, (Balearic) /əˈkət/, (Valencian) /aˈket/
DeterminerEdit
aquest (feminine aquesta, masculine plural aquests or aquestos, feminine plural aquestes)
PronounEdit
aquest (feminine aquesta, masculine plural aquests or aquestos, feminine plural aquestes)
See alsoEdit
Catalan demonstratives
ReferencesEdit
- “aquest” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Old FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *acquestum, *acquaesitum (cf. Medieval Latin acquīsītum) from *acquaerō (from Latin acquirō).
NounEdit
aquest m (oblique plural aquez or aquetz, nominative singular aquez or aquetz, nominative plural aquest)
DescendantsEdit
Old OccitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste. Compare Catalan aquest and Spanish aqueste.
PronounEdit
aquest
- this (this thing; the one in question)
DescendantsEdit
- Occitan: aqueste