oral

See also: Oral, orał, and орал

English

Etymology

From Late Latin ōrālis, from Latin ōs (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːɹəl/, /ˈɒɹəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹəl/, /ˈɑɹəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl
  • Homophone: aural

Adjective

oral (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the mouth.
  2. Spoken rather than written.
    an oral presentation; an oral French exam

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms
Terms derived from oral

Translations

Noun

oral (plural orals)

  1. (countable) A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
  2. (countable) A physical examination of the mouth.
  3. (uncountable, informal) Oral sex.

See also

Further reading
  • oral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • oral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch overal, from Middle Dutch overal, from Old Dutch overal.

Adverb

oral

  1. everywhere

Alternative forms

Catalan

Adjective

oral (masculine and feminine plural orals)

  1. oral

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈoral]

Verb

oral

  1. masculine singular past participle of orat

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“mouth”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁal/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophones: orale, orales

Adjective

oral (feminine singular orale, masculine plural oraux, feminine plural orales)

  1. oral

Noun

oral m (plural oraux)

  1. an oral exam, a viva, a viva voce

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

oral (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the mouth.

Declension
Declension of oral
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist oral sie ist oral es ist oral sie sind oral
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative oraler orale orales orale
genitive oralen oraler oralen oraler
dative oralem oraler oralem oralen
accusative oralen orale orales orale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der orale die orale das orale die oralen
genitive des oralen der oralen des oralen der oralen
dative dem oralen der oralen dem oralen den oralen
accusative den oralen die orale das orale die oralen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein oraler eine orale ein orales (keine) oralen
genitive eines oralen einer oralen eines oralen (keiner) oralen
dative einem oralen einer oralen einem oralen (keinen) oralen
accusative einen oralen eine orale ein orales (keine) oralen

Further reading
  • oral in Duden online

Interlingua

Adjective

oral (not comparable)

  1. oral (pertaining to the mouth)

Portuguese

Adjective

oral m or f (plural orais, comparable)

  1. oral

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

oral m (Cyrillic spelling орал)

  1. Obsolete spelling of orao

Spanish

Adjective

oral (plural orales)

  1. oral
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