catalan
カタロニア語
解説 Definition
スペインのカタルーニャ地方で話されるロマンス語族の言語。
Catalan is a Romance language spoken chiefly in Catalonia and neighboring areas of Spain, as well as in Andorra and parts of France and Italy. It is used in education, literature, government, and everyday communication in several of these communities.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Catalan は Catalonia「カタルーニャ」に対応する言語名で、Barcelona と surrounding region という場面を結び付ける。Spanish の一方言ではなく、独自の歴史と文学を持つロマンス語である点が重要。言語・民族を示す固有名なので、英語では通常 Catalan と大文字で書く。
Link Catalan directly with Catalonia and Barcelona: the place name helps recall the language name. Treat it as a distinct Romance language, not merely as a regional variety of Spanish. Like Spanish, French, and Italian, it developed from spoken Latin, but it has its own grammar, vocabulary, literature, and standard forms. Because it is the name of a language and a people, English normally writes Catalan with a capital C. Phrases such as speak Catalan, study Catalan, and Catalan literature reinforce its common uses.
例文
Catalan is widely spoken in Barcelona and the surrounding region.
カタロニア語はバルセロナとその周辺地域で広く話されています。
She is studying Catalan to better understand the local culture.
彼女は地元の文化をより深く理解するためにカタロニア語を学んでいます。
Catalan literature has a rich tradition dating back to the Middle Ages.
カタロニア語文学は中世にまで遡る豊かな伝統を持っています。
catalan の類義語・関連語
派生語
紛らわしい語
catalan の語源・成り立ち Etymology
スペイン北東部の地名 Catalonia（カタルーニャ）に由来。語源は諸説あり、ゴート族の地を意味する Gothia Launia の変化説や、ラテン語 castellanus（城の守り手）からの説がある。関連語: Catalonia、Catalunya。地名がそのまま言語名になった例である。
Catalan derives from the regional name Catalonia, referring to the area in northeastern Spain historically called Catalunya in Catalan. The deeper origin of the place name is disputed. Proposed explanations have connected it with names involving Gothia or with Latin castellanus, associated with castles, but neither account should be treated as certain. In English, Catalan became the established name for the region’s Romance language and also an adjective or noun referring to its people and culture.
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