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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin efficientem.
Pronunciation
Adjective
eficient m or f (masculine and feminine plural eficients)
- efficient
- effective
Derived terms
Further reading
- “eficient”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , 2007 April
- “eficient”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “eficient” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “eficient” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French efficient, from Latin efficientem.
Adjective
eficient m or n (feminine singular eficientă, masculine plural eficienți, feminine and neuter plural eficiente)
- efficient, operative
Declension