vaixell

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan vaxell, from Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”). Compare Occitan vaissèl, French vaisseau. It was an old-fashioned word until about 1990, when it was used to replace barco, which was felt to be too Castilian-sounding. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [bəˈʃe̞ʎ] IPA(key): (Balearic) [vəˈʃeʎ] IPA(key): (Central) [bəˈʃeʎ] IPA(key): (Valencia) [vajˈʃeʎ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [bajˈʃeʎ] Rhymes: -eʎ === Noun === vaixell m (plural vaixells) vessel, boat, ship Synonym: barco Hyponyms: nau, barca ==== Usage notes ==== General colloquial usage is also Castilianism barco. ==== Related terms ==== vaixella ==== Descendants ==== →? Galician: baixel →? Portuguese: baixel === References === “vaixell”, 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 “vaixell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “vaixell” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “vaixell”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)