estanc
Catalan
Etymology
Deverbal from estancar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əsˈtaŋ]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˈtaŋk]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈtaŋk]
Audio (Catalonia): (file)
Adjective
estanc (feminine estanca, masculine plural estancs, feminine plural estanques)
- tight, impervious
- Synonym: estany
Noun
estanc m (plural estancs)
- (historical) state monopoly
- newsagent, tobacconist (shop)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “estanc”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from Latin stagnum, or more likely derived from the verb estanchier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtank/
Noun
estanc oblique singular, m (oblique plural estans, nominative singular estans, nominative plural estanc)