goig

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin gaudium. First attested in the 12th century. Doublet of gaudi, a later learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈɡo̞t͡ʃ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈɡɔt͡ʃ]

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Noun

goig m (plural goigs)

1. joy, pleasure
2. (poetry, especially in plural) a verse in praise of the Virgin Mary or a saint

Derived terms

• fer goig
• gogista
• gojaire
• gojar

Further reading

• “goig”, 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
• “goig”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “goig” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “goig”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)