Catalan

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Etymology

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From envolt, past participle of Old Catalan envoldre (corresponding to Latin involūtus, perfect passive participle of involvō, involvere), or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *involtāre, for Latin involūtāre, frequentative of involvere. First attested in the 14th century.[1] Compare Occitan envoltar, Italian involtare.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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envoltar (first-person singular present envolto, first-person singular preterite envoltí, past participle envoltat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to surround

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ envoltar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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