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monumental
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?nj??m?nt?l/
Adjective
monumental (comparative more monumental, superlative most monumental)
- In the manner of a monument.
- Large, grand and imposing.
- Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
- a monumental task
- (archaeology) Relating to monuments.
Derived terms
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument +? -al.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /mo.nu.m?n?tal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /mu.nu.m?n?tal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /mo.nu.men?tal/
Adjective
monumental (masculine and feminine plural monumentals)
- monumental
Derived terms
- monumentalisme
- monumentalitat
Further reading
- “monumental” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “monumental” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “monumental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “monumental” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
From monument (“monument”) +? -al, from French monumental, from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum (“reminder, monument”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /monum?nta?l/, [monum?n?t?æ??l]
Adjective
monumental
- monumental (large, grand and imposing)
Inflection
Synonyms
- grandios
- storslået
References
- “monumental” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.ny.m??.tal/
Adjective
monumental (feminine singular monumentale, masculine plural monumentaux, feminine plural monumentales)
- monumental
Derived terms
Further reading
- “monumental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
From Late Latin monument?lis.
Adjective
monumental m or f (plural monumentais)
- monumental
Derived terms
- monumentalidade
Further reading
- “monumental” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German
Etymology
From Late Latin monument?lis, via French monumental.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /monum?n?ta?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
monumental (comparative monumentaler, superlative am monumentalsten)
- monumental
Declension
Derived terms
- Monumentalbau
Further reading
- “monumental” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Late Latin monument?lis, via French monumental.
Adjective
monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)
- monumental
Related terms
- monument
References
- “monumental” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Late Latin monument?lis, via French monumental.
Adjective
monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)
- monumental
Related terms
- monument
References
- “monumental” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis.
Adjective
monumental m or f (plural monumentais, comparable)
- monumental
- Synonym: monumentoso
Derived terms
Related terms
- monumento
Further reading
- “monumental” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monumento +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /monumen?tal/, [mo.nu.m?n??t?al]
Adjective
monumental (plural monumentales)
- monumental
Derived terms
Related terms
- monumento
Further reading
- “monumental” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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palatial
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French palatial, formed from the root of Latin pal?tium (“a palace”), from Pal?tium (“Palatine Hill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??le???l/
- Rhymes: -e???l
Adjective
palatial (comparative more palatial, superlative most palatial)
- Of or relating to a palace.
- On a grand scale; with very rich furnishings.
Derived terms
- palatially
Related terms
- palace
- palatine
Translations
References
French
Etymology
palais +? -ial
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.la.sjal/
Adjective
palatial (feminine singular palatiale, masculine plural palatiaux, feminine plural palatiales)
- palatial
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