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Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan (compare Catalan pèrdua), from Vulgar Latin *perdita (compare French perte, Spanish pérdida), from the feminine of Latin perditus (“lost”), perfect passive participle of perdō (“I lose”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pèrda f (plural pèrdas)
- loss
Further reading
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 231.
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 735.