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Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin substantiālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
insubstancial m or f (masculine and feminine plural insubstancials)
- insubstantial
- Antonym: substancial
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ , /ĩ.subs.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.subs.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ , /ĩ.subs.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.subs.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.su.biʃ.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.su.biʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ , /ĩ.subʃ.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.subʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.subs.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.subs.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ , /ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/
- Hyphenation: in‧subs‧tan‧ci‧al
Adjective
insubstancial m or f (plural insubstanciais)
- insubstantial (not real or strong enough)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /insubstanˈθjal/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /insubstanˈsjal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: in‧subs‧tan‧cial
Adjective
insubstancial m or f (masculine and feminine plural insubstanciales)
- insubstantial
Further reading