occidental
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editoccidental (comparative more occidental, superlative most occidental)
- Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.]
- occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.
- Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality. [from 18th c.]
Synonyms
editAntonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “western”): oriental
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editRelated terms
editTranslations
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Noun
editoccidental (plural occidentals)
- A Western Christian of the Latin rite
See also
editCatalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin occidentālis.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Central) [uk.si.ðənˈtal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ok.si.ðənˈtal]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ok.si.ðenˈtal]
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
editoccidental m or f (masculine and feminine plural occidentals)
Related terms
editSee also
editcompass points: punts cardinals: [edit]
nord-oest nord-occidental |
nord septentrional |
nord-est nord-oriental |
oest occidental |
est oriental | |
sud-oest sud-occidental |
sud meridional |
sud-est sud-oriental |
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin occidentālis.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɔk.si.dɑ̃.tal/
- Homophones: occidentale, occidentales
Adjective
editoccidental (feminine occidentale, masculine plural occidentaux, feminine plural occidentales)
- (relational) of the West; Western
- western
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- Occidental (noun for Westerner)
- occident
- occidentalisation
- occidentaliser
Further reading
edit- “occidental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: oc‧ci‧den‧tal
Adjective
editoccidental m or f (plural occidentais)
Noun
editoccidental m or f by sense (plural occidentais)
Further reading
edit- “occidental”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Portuguese
editAdjective
editoccidental m or f (plural occidentais)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ocidental.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French occidental, Latin occidentalis. Equivalent to occident + -al.
Adjective
editoccidental m or n (feminine singular occidentală, masculine plural occidentali, feminine and neuter plural occidentale)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | occidental | occidentală | occidentali | occidentale | |||
definite | occidentalul | occidentala | occidentalii | occidentalele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | occidental | occidentale | occidentali | occidentale | |||
definite | occidentalului | occidentalei | occidentalilor | occidentalelor |
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin occidentālis.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /oɡθidenˈtal/ [oɣ̞.θi.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /oɡsidenˈtal/ [oɣ̞.si.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: oc‧ci‧den‧tal
Adjective
editoccidental m or f (masculine and feminine plural occidentales)
Coordinate terms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editNoun
editoccidental m or f by sense (plural occidentales)
Further reading
edit- “occidental”, 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
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