escarn

Catalan

Alternative forms

escarni

Etymology

Deverbal from escarnir, from Vulgar Latin *escarnire representing Proto-Germanic *skarnjan. Cognate with Portuguese escárnio, Spanish escarnio and Italian scherno.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈkarn]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈkaɾn]

Noun

escarn m (plural escarns)

ridicule; taunt

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Further reading

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

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