Wiktionary

frontal

EnglishEdit

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Etymology 1Edit

Borrowed from New Latin frontālis, from frons (“the forehead, brow, front”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to front +‎ -al; cognate of French frontal. Doublet of frontalis.

AdjectiveEdit

frontal (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
    1. Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
      a frontal attack
      Synonym: direct
  2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
  3. (anatomy) Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
  4. (zootomy) Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.
  5. (meteorology) Of or relating to a weather front.
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NounEdit

frontal (plural frontals)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of frontal bone..
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Etymology 2Edit

From Middle English frountel, from Old French frontel, from Latin frontāle (“a frontlet, metal band for the forehead”).

NounEdit

frontal (plural frontals)

  2. (Christianity) A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.
    • 1969, David G. Irwin, The Visual Arts, Taste and Criticism, page 27:
      Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.
  3. (architecture) The façade of a building.
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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From front +‎ -al, or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.

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AdjectiveEdit

frontal m or f (masculine and feminine plural frontals)

  1. frontal

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NounEdit

frontal m (plural frontals)

  1. frontal bone

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Crimean TatarEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French frontal.

AdjectiveEdit

frontal

  1. frontal

ReferencesEdit

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From front +‎ -al; see also Medieval Latin frontalis, from Latin frōns, as well as fronteau and frontail.

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frontal (feminine frontale, masculine plural frontaux, feminine plural frontales)

  1. (relational) forehead; frontal

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GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From fronte +‎ -al, or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontalis (“frontal”), from Latin frons.

AdjectiveEdit

frontal m or f (plural frontais)

  1. frontal

NounEdit

frontal m (plural frontais)

  1. (anatomy) the frontal bone

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

frontal (strong nominative masculine singular frontaler, not comparable)

  1. frontal

DeclensionEdit

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

AdverbEdit

frontal

  1. head-on

Further readingEdit

  • “frontal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “frontal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From fronte (“front”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”), or borrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.

PronunciationEdit

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: fron‧tal

AdjectiveEdit

frontal m or f (plural frontais)

  1. frontal
    Synonyms: fronteiro, anterior
    Antonyms: traseiro, posterior

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NounEdit

frontal m (plural frontais)

  1. frontal bone

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French frontal.

AdjectiveEdit

frontal m or n (feminine singular frontală, masculine plural frontali, feminine and neuter plural frontale)

  1. frontal

DeclensionEdit

Declension of frontal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite frontal frontală frontali frontale
definite frontalul frontala frontalii frontalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite frontal frontale frontali frontale
definite frontalului frontalei frontalilor frontalelor

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin frontālis (“frontal”), from Latin frōns.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /fɾonˈtal/ [fɾõn̪ˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: fron‧tal

AdjectiveEdit

frontal (plural frontales)

  1. frontal

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NounEdit

frontal m (plural frontales)

  1. frontal bone
    Synonym: hueso frontal
  2. frontalis, frontalis muscle
    Synonym: músculo frontal
  3. headtorch

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