cerebral

See also: cérébral

English

WOTD – 15 November 2009

Etymology

From French cérébral, formed from the root of Latin cerebrum.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɹ.ə.bɹəl/, /səˈɹiː.bɹəl/
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Adjective

cerebral (comparative more cerebral, superlative most cerebral)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) Of, or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
  2. Intellectual rather than emotional.
  3. (linguistics, obsolete) Retroflex.

Derived terms

Translations


Asturian

Etymology

cerebru + -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θeɾeˈβɾal/

Adjective

cerebral (epicene, plural cerebrales)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) cerebral

Catalan

Etymology

A learned formation from the root of Latin cerebrum and the suffix -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /sə.ɾəˈbɾal/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /se.ɾeˈbɾal/

Adjective

cerebral (masculine and feminine plural cerebrals)

  1. cerebral

Danish

Etymology

From French cérébral (cerebral), from Latin cerebrum (brain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /serəbraːl/, [serəˈb̥ʁɑːˀl]

Adjective

cerebral

  1. cerebral (of, or relating to the brain)

Inflection

Inflection of cerebral
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular cerebral 2
Neuter singular cerebralt 2
Plural cerebrale 2
Definite attributive1 cerebrale
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Further reading


Portuguese

Etymology

cérebro + -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cerebral m or f (plural cerebrais, comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to the brain or cerebral cortex of the brain; cerebral.

Spanish

Etymology

cerebro + -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /θeɾeˈbɾal/, [θeɾeˈβɾal]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /seɾeˈbɾal/, [seɾeˈβɾal]

Adjective

cerebral (plural cerebrales)

  1. cerebral
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