portaavions

== Catalan == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“carries”) +‎ avions (“airplanes”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˌpo̞r.tə.ə.βiˈuns] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌpɔr.tə.ə.viˈons] IPA(key): (Central) [ˌpɔr.tə.ə.βiˈons] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌpɔɾ.ta.a.viˈons] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˌpɔr.ta.a.βiˈons] === Noun === portaavions m (invariable) aircraft carrier === Further reading === “portaavions”, 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