mundial
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin mundiālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mundial m or f (masculine and feminine plural mundials)
Derived terms
Noun
mundial m (plural mundials)
Further reading
- “mundial”, 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
- “mundial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “mundial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “mundial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese mundial and Spanish mundial.
Adjective
mundial
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish mundial.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmun.djal/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -undjal
- Syllabification: mun‧dial
Noun
mundial m inan
- (colloquial) FIFA World Cup
Declension
Declension of mundial
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mundial | mundiale |
| genitive | mundialu | mundiali/mundialów |
| dative | mundialowi | mundialom |
| accusative | mundial | mundiale |
| instrumental | mundialem | mundialami |
| locative | mundialu | mundialach |
| vocative | mundialu | mundiale |
Derived terms
- mundialowy
Further reading
- mundial in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mundial in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin mundiālis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mũ.d͡ʒiˈaw/ [mũ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /mũˈd͡ʒjaw/ [mũˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mũˈdjal/ [mũˈdjaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mũˈdja.li/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: mun‧di‧al
Adjective
mundial m or f (plural mundiais)
- global
- Synonym: global
- 2008, Paulo C. Kanashiro, Contos Para Acordar, Clube de Autores, page 27:
- Com sua parte do dinheiro, resolveu contar a sua mãe que estaria de mudança para Nova Iorque. Lá estudaria, trabalharia com os produtores de filmes. Sempre desejara viver numa grande metrópole mundial.
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Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
mundial m (plural mundiais)
Further reading
- “mundial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “mundial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin mundiālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /munˈdjal/ [mũn̪ˈd̪jal]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: mun‧dial
Adjective
mundial m or f (masculine and feminine plural mundiales)
Derived terms
Noun
mundial m or f same meaning (plural mundiales)
- FIFA World Cup ellipsis of Copa mundial, Campeonato mundial
- Synonyms: copa mundial, copa del mundo
Usage notes
- Since copa is feminine but campeonato is masculine, mundial can be treated either as a feminine or a masculine noun, depending on the region. For example, in Mexico mundial is masculine (e.g. voy a ver el mundial).
Related terms
Descendants
- → Greek: μουντιάλ (mountiál) (learned)
Further reading
- “mundial”, 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
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mundiˈal/ [mʊn̪ˈd͡ʒal]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /mundiˈal/ [mʊn̪ˈd̪jal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: mun‧di‧al
Noun
mundiál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜎ᜔)
- dated spelling of mundiyal