excepcional

Catalan

Etymology

From excepció +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ək.səp.si.uˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ək.səp.si.oˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ek.sep.si.oˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

excepcional m or f (masculine and feminine plural excepcionals)

1. exceptional

Derived terms

• excepcionalment
• excepcionalitat

Further reading

• “excepcional” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “excepcional” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “excepcional”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “excepcional”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Galician

Alternative forms

• excecional (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From excepción +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eksθɛpθjoˈnal/ [eks̺.θɛp.θjoˈnɑɫ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /eksθɛpθjoˈnal/ [eks̺.θɛp.θjoˈnɑɫ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ekssɛpsjoˈnal/ [eks.sɛp.sjoˈnɑɫ]

• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: ex‧cep‧cio‧nal

Adjective

excepcional m or f (plural excepcionais)

1. exceptional, special
2. extraordinary, unusual

Derived terms

• excepcionalidade
• excepcionalmente

Further reading

• “excepcional” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.
• “excepcional”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “excepcional”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “excepcional” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• excecional (Portugal)

Etymology

From French exceptionnel, or Latin exceptiō, exceptiōnem +‎ -al. Compare exceção.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.sep.si.oˈnaw/ [e.sep.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /e.sep.sjoˈnaw/ [e.sep.sjoˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnal/ [ɐjʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnaɫ], /ɐj.ʃɛ.psjuˈnal/ [ɐj.ʃɛ.psjuˈnaɫ], (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnal/ [(i)ʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnaɫ], /(i).ʃɛ.psjuˈnal/ [(i).ʃɛ.psjuˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnal/ [ɐjʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnaɫ], /ɐj.ʃɛ.psjuˈnal/ [ɐj.ʃɛ.psjuˈnaɫ], (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnal/ [(i)ʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnaɫ], /(i).ʃɛ.psjuˈnal/ [(i).ʃɛ.psjuˈnaɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnal/ [ejʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnaɫ], /ej.ʃɛ.psjuˈnal/ [ej.ʃɛ.psjuˈnaɫ], (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnal/ [(i)ʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnaɫ], /(i).ʃɛ.psjuˈnal/ [(i).ʃɛ.psjuˈnaɫ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnal/ [ejʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnaɫ], /ej.ʃɛ.psjuˈnal/ [ej.ʃɛ.psjuˈnaɫ], (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnal/ [(i)ʃ.sɛ.psjuˈnaɫ], /(i).ʃɛ.psjuˈnal/ [(i).ʃɛ.psjuˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /eʃ.sɛ.psjuˈna.li/, /e.ʃɛ.psjuˈna.li/, (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɛ.psjuˈna.li/, /(i).ʃɛ.psjuˈna.li/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: ex‧cep‧ci‧o‧nal

Adjective

excepcional m or f (plural excepcionais) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. exceptional, special
2. extraordinary, unusual

Derived terms

• excepcionalidade
• excepcionalmente

Noun

excepcional m or f by sense (plural excepcionais) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. (Brazil) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Further reading

• “excepcional”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “excepcional”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “excepcional” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “excepcional”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “excepcional”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “excepcional”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From excepción +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡsθebθjoˈnal/ [eɣ̞s.θeβ̞.θjoˈnal] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /eɡsebsjoˈnal/ [eɣ̞.seβ̞.sjoˈnal] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ex‧cep‧cio‧nal

Adjective

excepcional m or f (masculine and feminine plural excepcionales)

1. exceptional

Derived terms

• excepcionalidad
• excepcionalmente

Further reading

• “excepcional”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10