nissaga
Catalan
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Pronunciation
editNoun
editnissaga f (plural nissagues)
- caste, race, lineage, breed
- dynasty, as in members or succession of members of a powerful or influential family
Further reading
edit- “nissaga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nissaga”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “nissaga” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nissaga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.