antediluvià

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ante diluvium (“before the flood”), in reference to the story of Noah’s Ark (Genesis 6–9), an early episode in the Bible. Equivalent to ante- +‎ diluvià.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌan.tə.ði.lu.βiˈa]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌan.tə.ði.lu.viˈa]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌan.te.ði.lu.viˈa]
Rhymes: -a

Adjective

antediluvià (feminine antediluviana, masculine plural antediluvians, feminine plural antediluvianes)

antediluvian

Further reading

“antediluvià” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“antediluvià”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“antediluvià” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“antediluvià” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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