Priorat

Catalan

Etymology

From priorat (“priory; territory administered by a prior”). Historically, the central region of the comarca was administered by the Carthusian Monastery of Santa Maria d'Escaladei.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Priorat m

  1. Priorat (a comarca in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain; capital: Falset)
  2. (wines) a denomination of qualified origin within the comarca of Priorat

Derived terms

German

Etymology

Latin prioratus

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʁioˈʁaːt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Pri‧o‧rat

Noun

Priorat n (strong, genitive Priorates or Priorats, plural Priorate)

  1. priory

Declension

Declension of Priorat [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Priorat die Priorate
genitive eines des Priorates, Priorats der Priorate
dative einem dem Priorat, Priorate1 den Prioraten
accusative ein das Priorat die Priorate

1Now rare, see notes.

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