estil

See also: est-il

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stilus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈtil]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈtil]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -il

Noun

estil m (plural estils)

1. stylus (tool for engraving)
2. style, manner
3. style (flair, grace, fashionable skill)
4. gnomon (the pointer on a sundial)

Derived terms

• estilista
• estilístic
• estilitzar

Further reading

• “estil”, 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