virginal
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English virginal, from Middle French virginal, from Latin virginālis. The musical instrument is probably so called from being played by young girls.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editvirginal (comparative more virginal, superlative most virginal)
- Being or resembling a virgin.
- Uncontaminated or pure.
- (zoology) Parthenogenic.
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Noun
editvirginal (plural virginal or virginals)
- (music) A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.
- 1932, Maurice Baring, chapter 16, in Friday's Business[1]:
- His uncle, a Cardinal, engages a Spanish youth of Moorish descent called Diego, an expert singer and player on the virginal, to unlock the secrets of the heart, and to cleanse his bosom of the perilous stuff, and cure him by the spell of his music.
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editFrench
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editvirginal (feminine virginale, masculine plural virginaux, feminine plural virginales)
Noun
editvirginal m (plural virginaux)
Further reading
edit- “virginal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
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Adjective
editvirginal m or f (plural virginais)
- virginal (relating to virgins)
- virgin: immaculate; chaste; untouched
Quotations
editFor quotations using this term, see Citations:virginal.
Related terms
editNoun
editvirginal m (plural virginais)
- virginal (instrument)
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French virginal, from Latin virginalus. By surface analysis, virgină + -al.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editvirginal m or n (feminine singular virginală, masculine plural virginali, feminine and neuter plural virginale)
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | virginal | virginală | virginali | virginale | ||
definite | virginalul | virginala | virginalii | virginalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | virginal | virginale | virginali | virginale | ||
definite | virginalului | virginalei | virginalilor | virginalelor |
References
edit- virginal in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editvirginal m or f (masculine and feminine plural virginales)
Further reading
edit- “virginal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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