raó

See also: rao, ráo, rào, and rǎo

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan rahó~rasó~razó~razon, from Latin ratiōnem. Doublet of ració, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəˈo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [raˈo]
• Rhymes: -o

Noun

raó f (plural raons)

1. reason, motive
2. reason (human faculty)
3. (mathematics) ratio

Derived terms

• desraó
• enraonar
• raonar
• tenir raó

 

References

• “raó” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “raó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.