irracional
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin irratiōnālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iraθjoˈnal/ [i.ra.θjoˈnal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: i‧rra‧cio‧nal
Adjective
irracional (epicene, plural irracionales)
- irrational (unfounded or nonsensical)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin irratiōnālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [i.rə.si.uˈnal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [i.rə.si.oˈnal]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [i.ra.si.oˈnal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: ir‧ra‧ci‧o‧nal
Adjective
irracional m or f (masculine and feminine plural irracionals)
- irrational
- Antonym: racional
Derived terms
- irracionalitat
- irracionalment
- nombre irracional
Further reading
- “irracional”, 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
Galician
Etymology
From Latin irratiōnālis.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: i‧rra‧cio‧nal
Adjective
irracional m or f (plural irracionais)
- irrational, absurd
- Antonym: racional
Derived terms
Further reading
- “irracional”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin irratiōnālis. By surface analysis, ir- + racional.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ʁa.si.oˈnaw/ [i.ha.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁa.sjoˈnaw/ [i.ha.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /i.ʁa.si.oˈnaw/ [i.χa.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁa.sjoˈnaw/ [i.χa.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.ʁɐ.sjuˈnal/ [i.ʁɐ.sjuˈnaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.ʁɐ.sjuˈna.li/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: ir‧ra‧ci‧o‧nal
Adjective
irracional m or f (plural irracionais, comparable, comparative mais irracional, superlative o mais irracional or irracionalíssimo)
- (comparable) not rational; irrational; unfounded; nonsensical; absurd
- (not comparable, of a living being) that is of a non-human species, thus inherently not rational; nonhuman and irrational
- (not comparable, of a real number) that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin irratiōnālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iraθjoˈnal/ [i.ra.θjoˈnal] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /irasjoˈnal/ [i.ra.sjoˈnal] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: i‧rra‧cio‧nal
Adjective
irracional m or f (masculine and feminine plural irracionales)
- irrational, absurd
- Antonym: racional
Derived terms
Further reading
- “irracional”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024