inèrcia

See also: inercia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inertia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [iˈnɛr.si.ə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [iˈnɛɾ.si.a]

Noun

inèrcia f (plural inèrcies)

(physics) inertia (the property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion)
(figuratively) inertia (in a person, unwillingness to take action)

Related terms

Further reading

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

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