carnal

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English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin carnālis (“fleshly, of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

carnal (comparative more carnal, superlative most carnal)

  1. Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites.
  2. Worldly or earthly; temporal.
  3. Of or relating to the body or flesh.

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Translations

of or relating to the body or flesh

Further reading

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carnālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

carnal m or f (masculine and feminine plural carnals)

  1. carnal (relating to the physical, especially sexual, appetites)
  2. consanguineous (descending from the same ancestor)
    germà carnal
    blood brother

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Piedmontese

Pronunciation

Adjective

carnal

  1. carnal

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese carnal, from Latin carnālis (“of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”). By surface analysis, carne +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: car‧nal

Adjective

carnal m or f (plural carnais)

  1. carnal (relating to the physical, especially sexual, appetites)
  2. (religion) carnal; earthly; worldly (concerned with human matters)
    Synonym: terreno
    Antonym: espiritual
  3. consanguineous (descending from the same ancestor)
    Synonym: consanguíneo
    irmão carnal ― blood brother.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carnalis.

Adjective

carnal m or n (feminine singular carnală, masculine plural carnali, feminine and neuter plural carnale)

  1. fleshly
  2. carnal

Declension

Declension of carnal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite carnal carnală carnali carnale
definite carnalul carnala carnalii carnalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite carnal carnale carnali carnale
definite carnalului carnalei carnalilor carnalelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carnālis (“fleshly, of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾˈnal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: car‧nal

Adjective

carnal m or f (masculine and feminine plural carnales)

  1. carnal (relating to the physical, especially sexual, appetites)
    Synonyms: sexual, libidinoso
  2. consanguineous, by blood (related through birth)
    Synonym: consanguíneo
    • 1962, Julio Cortázar, “Simulacros”, in Historias de cronopios y de famas:
      Por ejemplo, el patíbulo, hasta hoy nadie se ha puesto de acuerdo sobre el origen de la idea, mi hermana la quinta afirma que fue uno de mis primos carnales, que son muy filósofos, pero mi tío el mayor sostiene que se le ocurió a él después de leer una novela de capa y espada.
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Noun

carnal m (plural carnales, feminine carnala, feminine plural carnalas)

  1. (Mexico) Ellipsis of hermano carnal (“brother by blood”).; brother (in opposition to adopted or in-law)

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