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Catalan
Etymology
From matriarca + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
matriarcal m or f (masculine and feminine plural matriarcals)
- matriarchal
Further reading
French
Etymology
Modelled after patriarcal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
matriarcal (feminine matriarcale, masculine plural matriarcaux, feminine plural matriarcales)
- matriarchal
- Coordinate term: patriarcal
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From matriarca + -al.
Adjective
matriarcal m or f (plural matriarcais)
- matriarchal
- Antonym: patriarcal
Portuguese
Etymology
From matriarca (“matriarch”) + -al (“of or relating to”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.tɾi.aʁˈkaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ma.tɾjaʁˈkaw/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.tɾi.aʁˈkaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ma.tɾjaʁˈkaw/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ma.tɾi.aɾˈkaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ma.tɾjaɾˈkaw/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ma.tɾi.aʁˈkaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ma.tɾjaʁˈkaw/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.tɾi.aɻˈkaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ma.tɾjaɻˈkaw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.tɾi.ɐɾˈkal/ , (faster pronunciation) /mɐ.tɾjɐɾˈkal/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.tɾi.ɐɾˈkal/ , (faster pronunciation) /mɐ.tɾjɐɾˈkal/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.tɾi.ɐɾˈka.li/, (faster pronunciation) /mɐ.tɾjɐɾˈka.li/
- Hyphenation: ma‧tri‧ar‧cal
Adjective
matriarcal m or f (plural matriarcais)
- matriarchal
- Antonym: patriarcal
Spanish
Etymology
From matriarca + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /matɾjaɾˈkal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ma‧triar‧cal
Adjective
matriarcal m or f (masculine and feminine plural matriarcales)
- matriarchal
- Antonym: patriarcal
Further reading