aquest
Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste. Compare Occitan aquest and Spanish aqueste.
Pronunciation
- (formal):
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /əˈkəst/
- (Central) IPA(key): /əˈkɛst/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /aˈkest/
- (common):
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /əˈkət/
- (Central) IPA(key): /əˈkɛt/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /aˈket/
Determiner
aquest (feminine aquesta, masculine plural aquests or aquestos, feminine plural aquestes)
- this
Pronoun
aquest (feminine aquesta, masculine plural aquests or aquestos, feminine plural aquestes)
- this (one), (in the plural) these (ones)
See also
Catalan demonstratives
| Grade | determiner | pronoun | locative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | near | aquest, este1 | açò2, ço1 | ací1 |
| 2nd | neutral | aqueix1, eixe1 | això | aquí, ahí2 |
| 3rd | remote | aquell | allò | allà, allí |
| 1) Dialectal, archaic in other dialects 2) Valencian | ||||
References
- “aquest” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *acquestum, *acquaesitum (cf. Medieval Latin acquīsītum) from *acquaerō (from Latin acquirō).
Noun
aquest m (oblique plural aquez or aquetz, nominative singular aquez or aquetz, nominative plural aquest)
- gain
Descendants
- → English: acquest
- French: acquêt
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste. Compare Catalan aquest and Spanish aqueste.
Pronoun
aquest
- this (this thing; the one in question)
Descendants
- Occitan: aqueste