rural
English Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.
Pronunciation Edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹʊ.ɹəl/, /ˈɹɝ.əl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹʊə.ɹəl/, /ˈɹɔː.ɹəl/
- Hyphenation: ru‧ral
Audio (GB) (file) - Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl
Adjective Edit
rural (comparative more rural, superlative most rural)
- Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
- 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad[1]:
- Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins … .
Synonyms Edit
- campestral
- landly (nonstandard)
Derived terms Edit
Translations Edit
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Noun Edit
rural (plural rurals)
See also Edit
Anagrams Edit
Asturian Edit
Adjective Edit
Catalan Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
rural m or f (masculine and feminine plural rurals)
Further reading Edit
- “rural” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “rural”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “rural” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “rural” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French Edit
Etymology Edit
Inherited from Old French rural, a borrowing from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
rural (feminine rurale, masculine plural ruraux, feminine plural rurales)
Related terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “rural”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
rural m or f (plural rurais)
Further reading Edit
- “rural” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
rural (strong nominative masculine singular ruraler, comparative ruraler, superlative am ruralsten)
Declension Edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist rural | sie ist rural | es ist rural | sie sind rural | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | ruraler | rurale | rurales | rurale |
genitive | ruralen | ruraler | ruralen | ruraler | |
dative | ruralem | ruraler | ruralem | ruralen | |
accusative | ruralen | rurale | rurales | rurale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der rurale | die rurale | das rurale | die ruralen |
genitive | des ruralen | der ruralen | des ruralen | der ruralen | |
dative | dem ruralen | der ruralen | dem ruralen | den ruralen | |
accusative | den ruralen | die rurale | das rurale | die ruralen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein ruraler | eine rurale | ein rurales | (keine) ruralen |
genitive | eines ruralen | einer ruralen | eines ruralen | (keiner) ruralen | |
dative | einem ruralen | einer ruralen | einem ruralen | (keinen) ruralen | |
accusative | einen ruralen | eine rurale | ein rurales | (keine) ruralen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist ruraler | sie ist ruraler | es ist ruraler | sie sind ruraler | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | ruralerer | ruralere | ruraleres | ruralere |
genitive | ruraleren | ruralerer | ruraleren | ruralerer | |
dative | ruralerem | ruralerer | ruralerem | ruraleren | |
accusative | ruraleren | ruralere | ruraleres | ruralere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der ruralere | die ruralere | das ruralere | die ruraleren |
genitive | des ruraleren | der ruraleren | des ruraleren | der ruraleren | |
dative | dem ruraleren | der ruraleren | dem ruraleren | den ruraleren | |
accusative | den ruraleren | die ruralere | das ruralere | die ruraleren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein ruralerer | eine ruralere | ein ruraleres | (keine) ruraleren |
genitive | eines ruraleren | einer ruraleren | eines ruraleren | (keiner) ruraleren | |
dative | einem ruraleren | einer ruraleren | einem ruraleren | (keinen) ruraleren | |
accusative | einen ruraleren | eine ruralere | ein ruraleres | (keine) ruraleren |
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Etymology Edit
Adjective Edit
rural (neuter singular ruralt, definite singular and plural rurale)
Synonyms Edit
References Edit
- “rural” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Etymology Edit
Adjective Edit
rural (neuter singular ruralt, definite singular and plural rurale)
Synonyms Edit
References Edit
- “rural” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French Edit
Etymology Edit
From Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.
Adjective Edit
rural m (oblique and nominative feminine singular rurale)
Descendants Edit
Piedmontese Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
rural
Portuguese Edit
Etymology Edit
From Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
rural m or f (plural rurais)
Derived terms Edit
Romanian Edit
Etymology Edit
Adjective Edit
rural m or n (feminine singular rurală, masculine plural rurali, feminine and neuter plural rurale)
Declension Edit
Spanish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
rural m or f (masculine and feminine plural rurales)
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “rural”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014