racional
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ratiōnālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [rə.si.uˈnal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [rə.si.oˈnal]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ra.si.oˈnal]
Audio (Catalonia): (file)
Adjective
racional m or f (masculine and feminine plural racionals)
- rational
- Antonym: irracional
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “racional”, 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
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: ra‧cio‧nal
Adjective
racional m or f (plural racionais)
- rational, reasonable
- Antonym: irracional
Derived terms
Further reading
- “racional”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rationalis. By surface analysis, razão (under the form racion-) + -al.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.si.oˈnaw/ [ha.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ʁa.sjoˈnaw/ [ha.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁa.si.oˈnaw/ [χa.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ʁa.sjoˈnaw/ [χa.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐ.sjuˈnal/ [ʁɐ.sjuˈnaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐ.sjuˈna.li/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw, (Portugal) -al
- Hyphenation: ra‧ci‧o‧nal
Adjective
racional m or f (plural racionais)
- rational
- Antonym: irracional
Derived terms
Further reading
- “racional”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “racional”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
- “racional”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
- “racional”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “racional”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “racional”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “racional”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rationālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raθjoˈnal/ [ra.θjoˈnal] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /rasjoˈnal/ [ra.sjoˈnal] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ra‧cio‧nal
Adjective
racional m or f (masculine and feminine plural racionales)
- rational
- reasonable
- Synonym: razonable
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “racional”, 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