trimestral

English

Etymology

From trimester +‎ -al.

Adjective

trimestral (not comparable)

1. (rare) Of trimesters or the use thereof.

   The school found that a trimestral system mitigated some of the problems caused by its high student turnover.

Usage notes

• This adjective is disproportionately used by Spanish speakers, who use it to translate Spanish trimestral.

Galician

Adjective

trimestral m or f (plural trimestrais)

1. lasting three months
2. occurring at intervals of about three months

Derived terms

• trimestralmente

Related terms

• trimestre

Further reading

• “trimestral” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Piedmontese

Adjective

trimestral

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Portuguese

Etymology

From trimestre +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

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

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

Adjective

trimestral m or f (plural trimestrais, not comparable)

1. trimonthly; quarterly (occurring at intervals of three months)

Derived terms

• trimestralmente

Further reading

• “trimestral” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾimesˈtɾal/ [t̪ɾi.mesˈt̪ɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: tri‧mes‧tral

Adjective

trimestral m or f (masculine and feminine plural trimestrales)

1. trimestral

Derived terms

• trimestralmente

 

Further reading

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