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monumental
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?nj??m?nt?l/
Adjective
monumental (comparative more monumental, superlative most monumental)
- In the manner of a monument.
- Large, grand and imposing.
- Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
- a monumental task
- (archaeology) Relating to monuments.
Derived terms
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument +? -al.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /mo.nu.m?n?tal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /mu.nu.m?n?tal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /mo.nu.men?tal/
Adjective
monumental (masculine and feminine plural monumentals)
- monumental
Derived terms
- monumentalisme
- monumentalitat
Further reading
- “monumental” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “monumental” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “monumental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “monumental” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
From monument (“monument”) +? -al, from French monumental, from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum (“reminder, monument”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /monum?nta?l/, [monum?n?t?æ??l]
Adjective
monumental
- monumental (large, grand and imposing)
Inflection
Synonyms
- grandios
- storslået
References
- “monumental” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.ny.m??.tal/
Adjective
monumental (feminine singular monumentale, masculine plural monumentaux, feminine plural monumentales)
- monumental
Derived terms
Further reading
- “monumental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
From Late Latin monument?lis.
Adjective
monumental m or f (plural monumentais)
- monumental
Derived terms
- monumentalidade
Further reading
- “monumental” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German
Etymology
From Late Latin monument?lis, via French monumental.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /monum?n?ta?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
monumental (comparative monumentaler, superlative am monumentalsten)
- monumental
Declension
Derived terms
- Monumentalbau
Further reading
- “monumental” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Late Latin monument?lis, via French monumental.
Adjective
monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)
- monumental
Related terms
- monument
References
- “monumental” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Late Latin monument?lis, via French monumental.
Adjective
monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)
- monumental
Related terms
- monument
References
- “monumental” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis.
Adjective
monumental m or f (plural monumentais, comparable)
- monumental
- Synonym: monumentoso
Derived terms
Related terms
- monumento
Further reading
- “monumental” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monument?lis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monumento +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /monumen?tal/, [mo.nu.m?n??t?al]
Adjective
monumental (plural monumentales)
- monumental
Derived terms
Related terms
- monumento
Further reading
- “monumental” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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considerable
English
Etymology
From consider +? -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?s?d???bl?/, /k?n?s?d??bl?/
- Hyphenation: con?sid?er?able, con?side?rable
Adjective
considerable (comparative more considerable, superlative most considerable)
- Significant; worth considering.
- Large in amount.
Antonyms
- ignorable
- negligible
Related terms
- consider
- considerably
Translations
Noun
considerable (plural considerables)
- (obsolete) A thing to be considered, consideration.
- 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, London: Edw. Dod & Nath. Ekins, 1650, Book I, Chapter 3, p. 9,[2]
- Statistes and Politicians, unto whom Ragione di Stato, is the first considerable, as though it were their businesse to deceive people, as a Maxime, do hold, that truth is to be concealed from them […]
- 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, London: Edw. Dod & Nath. Ekins, 1650, Book I, Chapter 3, p. 9,[2]
Catalan
Etymology
From considerar +? -able.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kon.si.d???a.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kun.si.d???a.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kon.si.de??a.ble/
- Rhymes: -a?le
Adjective
considerable (masculine and feminine plural considerables)
- considerable (large, substantial)
- El mes de febrer de 1888, doncs, Eduard Toda ja ha reunit un fons bibliogràfic de valor considerable.
Derived terms
- considerablement
Further reading
- “considerable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “considerable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “considerable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “considerable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
From considerar +? -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konside??able/, [kõn.si.ð?e??a.??le]
Adjective
considerable (plural considerables)
- considerable (significant)
- Synonyms: notable, significativo
- considerable (large in amount)
Derived terms
- considerablemente
Further reading
- “considerable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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