esquist

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French schiste, from Latin schistos lapis (“the stone that is easy to split”), from Ancient Greek σχιστός (skhistós, “splittable”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈkist]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈkist]

Noun

esquist m (plural esquists or esquistos)

1. schist
2. (deprecated) shale

Further reading

• “esquist” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.