insòlit

Insòlit is an adjective in Catalan meaning unusual, extraordinary, or not common. It describes things, events, or people that deviate from the ordinary and may suggest novelty or surprise. The term is neutral and widely used across formal and informal registers, including journalism, literature, and everyday speech.

Etymology and forms: Insòlit derives from Latin insolitus 'unaccustomed', likely via Romance language routes such as Old French insolite. The accent on ò indicates the stress: insòlit. The feminine form is insòlita; the plural masculine is insòlits, the plural feminine insòlites.

Usage notes: It can modify nouns such as "fets insòlits" (unusual facts), "escena insòlita" (unusual scene), or "fenomen insòlit" (unusual phenomenon). An adverbial derivative is insòlitament, meaning in an unusual way. Related terms include estrany (strange), extraordinari (extraordinary), and singular.

Examples of use: “És un fet insòlit” (It is an unusual fact). “Una escena insòlita” (An unusual scene). “Aquest fenòmen és insòlit” (This phenomenon is unusual). In contemporary Catalan, insòlit is common in journalism, literature, and daily speech.

See also: Catalan language; lexicon of adjectives; semantics of novelty.