ripollès
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Rīvipollēnsis, equivalent to Ripoll + -ès. Or perhaps from Latin rīvus pollēns (“powerful river”), in which case the name Ripoll represents a back-formation.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ripollès (feminine ripollesa, masculine plural ripollesos, feminine plural ripolleses)
Noun
ripollès m (plural ripollesos, feminine ripollesa, feminine plural ripolleses)
- native or inhabitant of Ripoll (usually male)
- Synonym: ripollenc
- native or inhabitant of Ripollès (usually male)
Further reading
- ripollès on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca
- “ripollès”, 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