descomunal

Catalan

Etymology

From older descominal, influenced by Spanish descomunal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [dəs.ku.muˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [dəs.ko.muˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [des.ko.muˈnal]

Adjective

descomunal m or f (masculine and feminine plural descomunals)

1. extraordinary

   Synonym: extraordinari

Derived terms

• descomunalment

Further reading

• “descomunal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “descomunal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “descomunal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ comunal.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.ko.muˈnaw/ [des.ko.muˈnaʊ̯], /d͡ʒis.ko.muˈnaw/ [d͡ʒis.ko.muˈnaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.ko.muˈnaw/ [des.ko.muˈnaʊ̯], /d͡ʒis.ko.muˈnaw/ [d͡ʒis.ko.muˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.ko.muˈnaw/ [deʃ.ko.muˈnaʊ̯], /d͡ʒiʃ.ko.muˈnaw/ [d͡ʒiʃ.ko.muˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.ko.muˈnaw/ [des.ko.muˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.ku.muˈnal/ [dɨʃ.ku.muˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.ku.muˈnal/ [dɨʃ.ku.muˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.ku.muˈna.li/

• Hyphenation: des‧co‧mu‧nal

Adjective

descomunal m or f (plural descomunais)

1. extraordinary

   Synonyms: extraordinário, fantástico

2. enormous, huge, colossal

   Synonyms: enorme, gigante, colossal

Further reading

• “descomunal” in Dicionário Online de Português.

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ comunal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deskomuˈnal/ [d̪es.ko.muˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: des‧co‧mu‧nal

Adjective

descomunal m or f (masculine and feminine plural descomunales)

1. extraordinary

   Synonym: extraordinario

2. enormous, huge

   Synonyms: enorme, gigante

Derived terms

• descomunalmente

 

Further reading

• “descomunal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014