semestral
English
Adjective
semestral (not comparable)
- Synonym of biannual (“half-yearly”).
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
semestral m or f (masculine and feminine plural semestrals)
- semestral, semiannual (occurring once a semester or every six months)
- (relational) semester; six-month (lasting one semester or six months)
- un curs semestral ― a one-semester course, a six-month course
Further reading
- “semestral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Portuguese
Etymology
From semestre (“semester”) + -al (“of or relating to”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.mesˈtɾaw/ [se.mesˈtɾaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /se.meʃˈtɾaw/ [se.meʃˈtɾaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.mɨʃˈtɾal/ [sɨ.mɨʃˈtɾaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.mɨʃˈtɾa.li/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: se‧mes‧tral
Adjective
semestral m or f (plural semestrais, not comparable)
- biannual, semiannual (occurring at intervals of six months)
Derived terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /semesˈtɾal/ [se.mesˈt̪ɾal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: se‧mes‧tral
Adjective
semestral m or f (masculine and feminine plural semestrales)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “semestral”, 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