estalvi
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Basque estalpe (“protection”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
estalvi (feminine estàlvia, masculine plural estalvis, feminine plural estàlvies)
Noun edit
estalvi m (plural estalvis)
- the act of saving, thrift, economy
- that which is saved, savings
- (economics) saving
- Synonym: alforro
- (also plural) trivet (utensil placed under a hot dish to protect the surface below)
Derived terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “estalvi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “estalvi”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “estalvi” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “estalvi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From estalviar.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Noun edit
estalvi m (plural estalvis)
- saving (something (usually money) that is saved)