feréstec

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ferus. The ending may have been influenced by the ending of adjectives like domĕstĭcus and forastĭcus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəˈɾes.tək]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [feˈɾes.tek]

Adjective

feréstec (feminine feréstega, masculine plural feréstecs, feminine plural feréstegues)

wild, fierce
Antonyms: domèstic, tractable

Further reading

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

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