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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin irratiōnālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iraθjoˈnal/,
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: i‧rra‧cio‧nal
Adjective
irracional (epicene, plural irracionales)
- irrational (unfounded or nonsensical)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin irratiōnālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
irracional m or f (masculine and feminine plural irracionals)
- irrational
- Antonym: racional
Derived terms
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From Latin irratiōnālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /iraθjoˈnal/
- IPA(key): (seseo) /irasjoˈnal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: i‧rra‧cio‧nal
Adjective
irracional m or f (plural irracionais)
- irrational, absurd
- Antonym: racional
Derived terms
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin irratiōnālis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ʁa.si.oˈnaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁa.sjoˈnaw/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ʁa.si.oˈnaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁa.sjoˈnaw/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: ir‧ra‧ci‧o‧al
Adjective
irracional m or f (plural irracionais, comparable, comparative mais irracional, superlative o mais irracional or irracionalíssimo)
- (comparable) not rational; irrational; unfounded; nonsensical; absurd
- (not comparable, of a living being) that is of a non-human species, thus inherently not rational; nonhuman and irrational
- (not comparable, of a real number) that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin irratiōnālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /iraθjoˈnal/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /irasjoˈnal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: i‧rra‧cio‧nal
Adjective
irracional m or f (masculine and feminine plural irracionales)
- irrational, absurd
- Antonym: racional
Derived terms
Further reading