selvàtic

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian selvatico, from Latin silvāticus. Doublet of salvatge.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [səlˈβa.tik]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [səlˈva.tik]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [selˈva.tik]

Adjective

selvàtic (feminine selvàtica, masculine plural selvàtics, feminine plural selvàtiques)

(relational) forest, woodland
savage, uncouth

Related terms

selva

Further reading

“selvàtic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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