èmfasi

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɛm.fə.zi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɛm.fa.zi]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

èmfasi m (plural èmfasis)

1. emphasis, force of expression or intonation to emphasize the importance of what is said or read
2. greater force used in pronunciation to make prominent one or more words or syllables
3. rhetorical figure consisting of making one understand more than what is really expressed with the used words

Related terms

• emfasitzar
• emfàtic
• emfatitzar
• emfàticament

Further reading

• “èmfasi”, 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