benvingut

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bene venūtus, presumably a calque of a Frankish term, derived from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, such as English welcome. By surface analysis, ben (“well”) +‎ vingut (“come”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˌbem.biŋˈɡut] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˌbeɱ.viŋˈɡut] Rhymes: -ut === Interjection === benvingut (feminine benvinguda, masculine plural benvinguts, feminine plural benvingudes) welcome (to a male or person of unknown gender) === Adjective === benvingut (feminine benvinguda, masculine plural benvinguts, feminine plural benvingudes) welcome ==== Related terms ==== benvinguda === Further reading === “benvingut”, 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