unilateral

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See also: unilatéral

English

Etymology

A modern creation (circa 1802), from New Latin ūnilaterālis (“one-sided”), from Latin ūnus (“one”) + laterālis (“sided, lateral”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

unilateral (comparative more unilateral, superlative most unilateral)

  1. Done by one side only.
  2. Affecting only one side of the body.
  3. Binding or affecting one party only.

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Catalan

Etymology

From uni- +‎ lateral.

Pronunciation

Adjective

unilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural unilaterals)

  1. unilateral

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Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈunilad̥əˌʁɑˀl/

Adjective

unilateral

  1. unilateral

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Galician

Etymology

From uni- +‎ lateral.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.ni.la.tɛˈɾal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: u‧ni‧la‧te‧ral

Adjective

unilateral m or f (plural unilaterais)

  1. unilateral
    Antonym: bilateral

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German

Pronunciation

Adjective

unilateral (strong nominative masculine singular unilateraler, not comparable)

  1. unilateral

Declension

Positive forms of unilateral (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist unilateral sie ist unilateral es ist unilateral sie sind unilateral
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative unilateraler unilaterale unilaterales unilaterale
genitive unilateralen unilateraler unilateralen unilateraler
dative unilateralem unilateraler unilateralem unilateralen
accusative unilateralen unilaterale unilaterales unilaterale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der unilaterale die unilaterale das unilaterale die unilateralen
genitive des unilateralen der unilateralen des unilateralen der unilateralen
dative dem unilateralen der unilateralen dem unilateralen den unilateralen
accusative den unilateralen die unilaterale das unilaterale die unilateralen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein unilateraler eine unilaterale ein unilaterales (keine) unilateralen
genitive eines unilateralen einer unilateralen eines unilateralen (keiner) unilateralen
dative einem unilateralen einer unilateralen einem unilateralen (keinen) unilateralen
accusative einen unilateralen eine unilaterale ein unilaterales (keine) unilateralen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “unilateral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “unilateral” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, lateral +‎ uni-, from New Latin ūnilaterālis (“one-sided”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.ni.la.tə.ˈral/
  • Rhymes: -ral
  • Hyphenation: u‧ni‧la‧tê‧ral

Adjective

unilatêral

  1. unilateral
    Synonym: sehala (Standard Malay)

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Piedmontese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

unilateral

  1. unilateral

Portuguese

Etymology

From uni- +‎ lateral.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: u‧ni‧la‧te‧ral

Adjective

unilateral m or f (plural unilaterais)

  1. unilateral (affecting only one side)
  2. one-sided; partial (biased in favour of one faction)
    Synonym: parcial
  3. (of a contract or interaction) unilateral (binding or affecting one party only)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “unilateral” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French unilatéral.

Pronunciation

Adjective

unilateral m or n (feminine singular unilaterală, masculine plural unilaterali, feminine and neuter plural unilaterale)

  1. unilateral
  2. Binding or affecting one party only.

Declension

Declension of unilateral
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite unilateral unilaterală unilaterali unilaterale
definite unilateralul unilaterala unilateralii unilateralele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite unilateral unilaterale unilaterali unilaterale
definite unilateralului unilateralei unilateralelor unilateralilor

Spanish

Etymology

From uni- +‎ lateral.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /unilateˈɾal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: u‧ni‧la‧te‧ral

Adjective

unilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural unilaterales)

  1. unilateral

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Swedish

Adjective

unilateral (not comparable)

  1. unilateral

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