zonal

English

Etymology

First attested 1865–70, from zone +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: zōn'əl, IPA(key): /ˈzəʊnəl/
  • Audio (General American):(file)
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊnəl

Adjective

zonal (comparative more zonal, superlative most zonal)

  1. Divided into zones.
    • 2023 July 26, 'Industry Insider', “Ticket offices RIP?”, in RAIL, number 988, page 68:
      Decisions made at the DfT inevitably reflect a London-centric experience, with a comparison being made with the closure of ticket offices throughout the London Underground network. This is not judged to have been detrimental, but there is a simple zonal fares system that is hardly comparable with the range of ticket types used on the national rail network.
  2. Related to, associated with, or similar to zones.
  3. (of air or ocean currents) roughly longitudinal (east to west, or west to east)
    Antonym: meridional

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

zonal (feminine zonale, masculine plural zonaux, feminine plural zonales)

  1. zonal
    Synonym: zonier

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡soˈnaːl]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

zonal (strong nominative masculine singular zonaler, not comparable)

  1. zonal

Declension

Positive forms of zonal (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist zonal sie ist zonal es ist zonal sie sind zonal
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative zonaler zonale zonales zonale
genitive zonalen zonaler zonalen zonaler
dative zonalem zonaler zonalem zonalen
accusative zonalen zonale zonales zonale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der zonale die zonale das zonale die zonalen
genitive des zonalen der zonalen des zonalen der zonalen
dative dem zonalen der zonalen dem zonalen den zonalen
accusative den zonalen die zonale das zonale die zonalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein zonaler eine zonale ein zonales (keine) zonalen
genitive eines zonalen einer zonalen eines zonalen (keiner) zonalen
dative einem zonalen einer zonalen einem zonalen (keinen) zonalen
accusative einen zonalen eine zonale ein zonales (keine) zonalen

Further reading

  • “zonal” in Duden online
  • “zonal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Etymology

From zona (“zone”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /zoˈnaw/ [zoˈnaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /zuˈnal/ [zuˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /zuˈna.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: zo‧nal

Adjective

zonal m or f (plural zonais)

  1. zonal (pertaining or relating to zones)
  2. (historical) having transversal colorful strips

References

  1. ^ “zonal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “zonal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zonal. By surface analysis, zonă +‎ -al.

Adjective

zonal m or n (feminine singular zonală, masculine plural zonali, feminine and neuter plural zonale)

  1. zonal

Declension

Declension of zonal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite zonal zonală zonali zonale
definite zonalul zonala zonalii zonalele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite zonal zonale zonali zonale
definite zonalului zonalei zonalilor zonalelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

Adjective

zonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural zonales)

  1. zonal

Further reading

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