germinal
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English
Pronunciation
Adjective
germinal (comparative more germinal, superlative most germinal)
- Relating to spring
- Pertaining, similar, or belonging to a germ.
- (botany) Relating to a plant ovary.
- (figuratively) Serving as a point of origin; formative.
- My upbringing was the germinal idea behind the opera.
- (figuratively) Highly influential; seminal.
- This case was germinal to development of the theory of joint participation.
Usage notes
In sense “highly influential”, primarily used as a consciously feminist alternative to male seminal (germ (“egg”) vs. semen).
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining or belonging to a germ
Further reading
- “germinal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “germinal”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
germinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural germinals)
Noun
germinal m (plural germinals)
- (historical) Germinal (the month)
French
Etymology
From Latin germin- (“sprout, bud”) + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒɛʁ.mi.nal/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Homophones: germinale, germinales, germinals
Adjective
germinal (feminine germinale, masculine plural germinaux, feminine plural germinales)
Noun
germinal m (plural germinals)
- (historical) Germinal (the seventh month of the French Republican Calendar)
See also
- (French Republican Calendar months) mois du calendrier républicain; vendémiaire, brumaire, frimaire, nivôse, pluviôse, ventôse, germinal, floréal, prairial, messidor, thermidor, fructidor (Category: fr:Months)
Further reading
- “germinal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French germinal.
Noun
germinal m (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | germinal | germinalul |
| genitive-dative | germinal | germinalului |
| vocative | germinalule | |
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
germinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural germinales)
Noun
germinal m (plural germinales)
Further reading
- “germinal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10