different between ductal vs ducal

English

Etymology

duct +? -al

Adjective

ductal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of, relating to, or originating in a duct

Translations

Portuguese

Adjective

ductal m or f (plural ductais, comparable)

1. (anatomy) ductal (relating to a duct)

Spanish

Etymology

ducto +? -al

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

ductal (plural ductales)

1. (anatomy) ductal (relating to a duct)

English

Etymology

Middle French ducal, from Latin duc?lis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dju?k?l/
• Rhymes: -u?k?l

Adjective

ducal (comparative more ducal, superlative most ducal)

1. Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.

Related terms

• duchess
• duchy
• duke

Translations

See also

• baronial
• comital
• nobility
• noble
• regal
• royal

Anagrams

• Claud, Dulac

French

Etymology

Middle French ducal, from Latin duc?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dy.kal/

Adjective

ducal (feminine singular ducale, masculine plural ducaux, feminine plural ducales)

1. ducal

Further reading

• “ducal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin duc?lis.

Adjective

ducal m (feminine singular ducale, masculine plural ducaulx, feminine plural ducales)

1. ducal

Romanian

Etymology

From French ducal

Adjective

ducal m or n (feminine singular ducal?, masculine plural ducali, feminine and neuter plural ducale)

1. ducal

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

ducal (plural ducales)

1. ducal