excecional

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French exceptionnel, or Latin exceptiō, exceptiōnem +‎ -al. Compare exceção.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.se.si.oˈnaw/ [e.se.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /e.se.sjoˈnaw/ [e.se.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [ɐjʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], /ɐj.ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [ɐj.ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], /(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [ejʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], /ej.ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [ej.ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], /(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [ejʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], /ej.ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [ej.ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], /(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /eʃ.sɛ.sjuˈna.li/, /e.ʃɛ.sjuˈna.li/, (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈna.li/, /(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈna.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al
  • Hyphenation: ex‧ce‧ci‧o‧nal

Adjective

excecional m or f (plural excecionais) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. exceptional, special
  2. extraordinary, unusual

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