gravetat
Catalan
Etymology
Probably a semi-learned term derived from Latin gravitātem. First appears 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ɡɾə.βəˈtat]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ɡɾə.vəˈtat]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ɡɾa.veˈtat]
Audio (Catalonia): (file) - Rhymes: -at
Noun
gravetat f (plural gravetats)
- gravity, the force of Earth's gravitation on things having weight or heaviness.
- graveness, seriousness, heaviness
Related terms
References
- ^ “gravetat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Further reading
- “gravetat”, 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
- “gravetat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “gravetat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.