estret

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin strictus. Compare Occitan estreit, French étroit, Spanish estrecho. Doublet of estricte, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [əsˈtɾɛt]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˈtɾət]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈtɾet]
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Adjective

estret (feminine estreta, masculine plural estrets, feminine plural estretes)

  1. narrow
  2. strict
  3. tight
  4. (figurative) tight (insufficient; intimate)

Derived terms

Noun

estret m (plural estrets)

  1. strait

Participle

estret (feminine estreta, masculine plural estrets, feminine plural estretes)

  1. past participle of estrènyer

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