estalvi

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque estalpe (protection).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [əsˈtal.βi]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˈtal.vi]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈtal.vi]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Adjective

estalvi (feminine estàlvia, masculine plural estalvis, feminine plural estàlvies)

  1. safe, unhurt

Noun

estalvi m (plural estalvis)

  1. the act of saving, thrift, economy
  2. that which is saved, savings
  3. (economics) saving
    Synonym: alforro
  4. (also plural) trivet (utensil placed under a hot dish to protect the surface below)
    Synonyms: rotlle, sitiet

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “estalvi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From estalviar.

Pronunciation

Noun

estalvi m (plural estalvis)

  1. saving (something (usually money) that is saved)