raure

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan raure, from Latin rādere. First attested in the 13th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈraw.ɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈraw.ɾe]
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Verb

raure (first-person singular present rac, first-person singular preterite raguí, past participle ragut or ras)

  1. (transitive) to shave, scrape
  2. (anar a raure) to end up
  3. (intransitive) to lie, abide
    Ací rau el problema.Herein lies the problem.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ raure”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

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