antediluvià

== Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin ante diluvium (“before the flood”), in reference to the story of Noah’s Ark (Genesis 6–9), an early episode in the Bible. Equivalent to ante- +‎ diluvià. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˌan.tə.ði.lu.βiˈa] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌan.tə.ði.lu.viˈa] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌan.te.ði.lu.viˈa] Rhymes: -a === Adjective === antediluvià (feminine antediluviana, masculine plural antediluvians, feminine plural antediluvianes) antediluvian === Further reading === “antediluvià”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “antediluvià”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “antediluvià” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “antediluvià” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.