racional

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ratiōnālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [rə.si.uˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rə.si.oˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ra.si.oˈnal]

Adjective

racional m or f (masculine and feminine plural racionals)

1. rational

   Antonym: irracional

Derived terms

• nombre racional
• racionalitzar
• racionalment

Related terms

• racionalitat

Further reading

• “racional” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /raθjoˈnal/ [ra.θjoˈnɑɫ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /raθjoˈnal/ [ra.θjoˈnɑɫ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /rasjoˈnal/ [ra.sjoˈnɑɫ]

• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: ra‧cio‧nal

Adjective

racional m or f (plural racionais)

1. rational, reasonable

   Antonym: irracional

Derived terms

• racionalmente

Further reading

• “racional”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.si.oˈnaw/ [ha.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ʁa.sjoˈnaw/ [ha.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁa.si.oˈnaw/ [χa.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ʁa.sjoˈnaw/ [χa.sjoˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.sjuˈnal/ [ʁɐ.sjuˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.sjuˈnal/ [ʁɐ.sjuˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.sjuˈna.li/

Adjective

racional m or f (plural racionais)

1. rational (reasonable; not absurd)

   Antonym: irracional

Derived terms

• racionalismo
• racionalmente

Further reading

• “racional”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rationālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /raθjoˈnal/ [ra.θjoˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /rasjoˈnal/ [ra.sjoˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ra‧cio‧nal

Adjective

racional m or f (masculine and feminine plural racionales)

1. rational
2. reasonable

   Synonym: razonable

Antonyms

• irracional

Derived terms

• número racional
• racionalmente

 

Related terms

• ración
• racionalidad
• racionalismo
• razón
• razonar

 

Further reading

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