de gairell

Catalan

Etymology

From earlier de gairó under influence of cairell (“angular stone”) and caire (“corner”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də ɣəjˈɾeʎ]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [de ɣajˈɾeʎ]

Adverb

de gairell

aslant, askew, sideways
Synonyms: de costat, obliquament, d'esquitllèbit

Further reading

“gairell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“gairell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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