consell

consell

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin cōnsilium (compare Occitan conselh, French conseil, Spanish consejo). Possibly confused with or influenced by Latin concilium (“council”) (whence Catalan concili was borrowed), although cōnsilium also had the sense of "council", "consultative assembly" or "advisory body"[1].

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /konˈsəʎ/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kunˈsɛʎ/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /konˈseʎ/

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Noun

consell m (plural consells)

1. advice, counsel
2. council
3. board (advisory board)

Derived terms

• aconsellar
• conseller

References

1. “consell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

Further reading

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