benvingut

Catalan

Catalan phrasebook

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Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bene venūtus, presumably a calque of a Frankish term, derived from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, such as English welcome. By surface analysis, ben (“well”) +‎ vingut (“come”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌbem.biŋˈɡut]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˌbeɱ.viŋˈɡut]
• Rhymes: -ut

Interjection

benvingut (feminine benvinguda, masculine plural benvinguts, feminine plural benvingudes)

1. welcome (to a male or person of unknown gender)

Adjective

benvingut (feminine benvinguda, masculine plural benvinguts, feminine plural benvingudes)

1. welcome

Related terms

• benvinguda

Further reading

• “benvingut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.