llest

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *lextus or *lestus, reduced from *lexitus, as an alteration of Latin lēctus (chosen; read), participle of legō.[1][2] Alternatively of Germanic origin, possibly from Proto-Germanic *listiz. Compare Spanish listo, Portuguese and Italian lesto.

Pronunciation

Adjective

llest (feminine llesta, masculine plural llests or llestos, feminine plural llestes)

  1. ready
    Synonym: a punt
  2. clever, smart
    Synonym: espavilat

Derived terms

References

  1. “llest” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
  2. https://www.diccionari.cat/GDLC/llest#

Further reading

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