pairal

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan pairal, from paire (“father”).

Pronunciation

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

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [pajˈɾal]

Adjective

pairal m or f (masculine and feminine plural pairals)

(relational) parent, ancestor; ancestral
casa pairal ― ancestral home; home that was passed down

Further reading

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

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