lletraferit

== Catalan == === Etymology === From lletra (“letter”) +‎ ferit (“smitten”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˌʎe̞.tɾə.fəˈɾit] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌʎə.tɾə.fəˈɾit] IPA(key): (Central) [ˌʎɛ.tɾə.fəˈɾit] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌʎe.tɾa.feˈɾit] === Adjective === lletraferit (feminine lletraferida, masculine plural lletraferits, feminine plural lletraferides) fond of literature, well-read, bookish ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: letraherido (calque) === Noun === lletraferit m (plural lletraferits, feminine lletraferida, feminine plural lletraferides) book lover, bookworm === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “lletraferit”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “lletraferit”, 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