duresa

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dūritia. Doublet of durícia, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [duˈɾɛ.zə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [duˈɾə.zə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [duˈɾe.za]

Noun

duresa f (plural dureses)

hardness, toughness

Related terms

dur

Further reading

“duresa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“duresa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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