spektral

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpɛkˈtʁaːl/
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  • IPA(key): /spɛkˈtʁaːl/ (Austria)
  • Hyphenation: spek‧t‧ral

Adjective

spektral (strong nominative masculine singular spektraler, not comparable)

  1. spectral
  2. prismatic (light)

Declension

Synonyms

  • spektrisch (rare)

Further reading

  • spektral” in Duden online
  • spektral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Etymology

From spektrum by analogy with words like central and medial. Cognate of German spektral, English and French spectral. First attested in 1872.

Adjective

spektral (comparative mer spektral, superlative mest spektral)

  1. spectral

Declension

Inflection of spektral
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular spektral mer spektral mest spektral
neuter singular spektralt mer spektralt mest spektralt
plural spektrala mer spektrala mest spektrala
masculine plural2 spektrale mer spektrala mest spektrala
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 spektrale mer spektrale mest spektrale
all spektrala mer spektrala mest spektrala

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Further reading