semestral

English

Adjective

semestral (not comparable)

1. Synonym of biannual (“half-yearly”)

Anagrams

• Lemasters

Catalan

Etymology

From semestre +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sə.məsˈtɾal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [se.mesˈtɾal]

Adjective

semestral m or f (masculine and feminine plural semestrals)

1. semestral, semiannual (occurring once a semester or every six months)
2. (relational) semester; six-month (lasting one semester or six months)

   un curs semestral ― a one-semester course, a six-month course

Further reading

• “semestral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Portuguese

Etymology

From semestre (“semester”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.mesˈtɾaw/ [se.mesˈtɾaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.mesˈtɾaw/ [se.mesˈtɾaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /se.meʃˈtɾaw/ [se.meʃˈtɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.mɨʃˈtɾal/ [sɨ.mɨʃˈtɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.mɨʃˈtɾal/ [sɨ.mɨʃˈtɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.mɨʃˈtɾa.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: se‧mes‧tral

Adjective

semestral m or f (plural semestrais, not comparable)

1. biannual, semiannual (occurring at intervals of six months)

Derived terms

• semestralmente

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /semesˈtɾal/ [se.mesˈt̪ɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: se‧mes‧tral

Adjective

semestral m or f (masculine and feminine plural semestrales)

1. six-month

Derived terms

• semestralmente

 

Further reading

• “semestral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28