intelectual

Etymology

From Latin intellēctuālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /intelɛktuˈal/ [in̪.t̪e.lɛk.t̪uˈɑɫ]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: in‧te‧lec‧tu‧al

Adjective

intelectual m or f (plural intelectuais)

1. intellectual

Further reading

• “intelectual”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “intelectual” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intellēctuālis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: in‧te‧lec‧tu‧al

Adjective

intelectual m or f (plural intelectuais)

1. intellectual

Further reading

• “intelectual” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Alternative forms

• интелектуал (intelectual) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from French intellectuel. By surface analysis, intelect +‎ -ual.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌin.te.lek.tuˈal/

• Audio (female voice):

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• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: in‧te‧lec‧tu‧al

Noun

intelectual m (plural intelectuali, feminine equivalent intelectuală)

1. intellectual

Adjective

intelectual m or n (feminine singular intelectuală, masculine plural intelectuali, feminine and neuter plural intelectuale)

1. intellectual

References

• intelectual in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Etymology

From Latin intellēctuālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inteleɡˈtwal/ [ĩn̪.t̪e.leɣ̞ˈt̪wal]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: in‧te‧lec‧tual

Adjective

intelectual m or f (masculine and feminine plural intelectuales)

1. intellectual

Further reading

• “intelectual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10