Aviat
Example: L'avió sortirà aviat de l'aeroport.
Definition
"Aviat" is an adverb in Catalan used to express that something will happen soon or in a short time. It indicates a near future moment, as in the example phrase 'L'avió sortirà aviat de l'aeroport,' meaning 'The plane will leave soon from the airport.'
Etymology
The Catalan adverb "aviat" derives from the Latin word 'abbreviatus,' meaning shortened or abbreviated, which gradually came to express the idea of something happening quickly or soon. Did you know that this word shares roots with terms related to brevity and speed in other Romance languages?
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"Aviat" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (A1) - set 4", containing 104 commonly used words.
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