consell

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cōnsilium (compare Occitan conselh, French conseil, Spanish consejo). Possibly confused with or influenced by Latin concilium (“council”) (whence Catalan concili was borrowed), although cōnsilium also had the sense of "council", "consultative assembly" or "advisory body".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kunˈsɛʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [konˈsəʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [konˈseʎ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

consell m (plural consells)

1. advice, counsel
2. council
3. board (advisory board)

Derived terms

• aconsellar
• conseller

Further reading

• “consell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “consell” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “consell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.