different between parietal vs parental

English

Etymology

From Latin pariet?lis, from pari?s (“wall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???a?.?.t?l/

Adjective

parietal (comparative more parietal, superlative most parietal)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity.

   Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the parietal cells of the gastric glands, located on the wall of the fundus of the stomach.

2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the parietal bones
3. Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.
   • 1856, B. H. Hall

     At Harvard College, the officers resident within the college walls constitute a permanent standing committee, called the Parietal Committee.

4. (botany) Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

parietal (plural parietals)

1. (anatomy) Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.
2. Any of the scales of a snake that are located on the head and connected to the frontals towards the posterior.
3. (archaeology) A flat Roman wall tile with roughened surface, used as a base for plasterwork.
4. (informal) Dormitory rules governing visits from members of the opposite sex.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin pariet?lis (“relating to walls”), from pari?s (“wall of a house”)

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /p?.?i.??tal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pa.?i.e?tal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

parietal (masculine and feminine plural parietals)

1. parietal

Derived terms

• lòbul parietal

Noun

parietal m (plural parietals)

1. parietal bone

Synonyms

• os parietal

Further reading

• “parietal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “parietal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “parietal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “parietal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin pariet?lis (“relating to walls”), from pari?s (“wall of a house”)

Adjective

parietal m or f (plural parietais)

1. parietal, pertaining to the parietal region of the head

Noun

parietal m (plural parietais)

1. (anatomy) the parietal bone

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pariet?lis (“relating to walls”), from pari?s (“wall of a house”)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?pa.?i.e.?taw/, /?pa.?je.?taw/

Adjective

parietal m or f (plural parietais, not comparable)

1. relating to walls of a room
2. that which is normally hung on walls (such as tapestries or paintings)

Synonyms

• parietário

Noun

parietal m (plural parietais)

1. (anatomy) parietal bone

Hypernyms

• osso

Holonyms

• crânio

Coordinate terms

• occipital, frontal, temporal, esfenoide, etmoide

Romanian

Etymology

From French pariétal

Adjective

parietal m or n (feminine singular parietal?, masculine plural parietali, feminine and neuter plural parietale)

1. parietal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pariet?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa?je?tal/, [pa.?je?t?al]

Adjective

parietal (plural parietales)

1. (anatomy) parietal

Derived terms

• esfenoparietal
• lóbulo parietal

Noun

parietal m (plural parietales)

1. parietal bone

Further reading

• “parietal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Middle French parental, from Latin parentalis, from parens (“parent”)

Adjective

parental (comparative more parental, superlative most parental)

1. of or relating to a parent
2. befitting a parent; affectionate; tender
3. (genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
   • 1916, William E. Castle & Gregor Mendel, Genetics & Eugenics, p. 101.

     This, following Bateson, we may call the parental generation or P generation. Subsequent generations are called filial generations (abbreviated F) and their numerical order is indicated by a subscript, [...]

Antonyms

• (relating to a parent): filial
• (genetics): filial

Hypernyms

• monoparental

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• paternal
• maternal

Noun

parental (plural parentals)

1. A person fulfilling a parental role.

   Nowadays there are all kinds of potential parentals besides parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, step-parents, in-laws, older siblings and cousins, and those in civil unions.

Anagrams

• paternal, prenatal

French

Etymology

parent +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.???.tal/

Adjective

parental (feminine singular parentale, masculine plural parentaux, feminine plural parentales)

1. parental

Derived terms

• monoparental

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• plantera

Portuguese

Adjective

parental m or f (plural parentais, comparable)

1. parental (relating to parents)
2. relating to relatives

Related terms

• parente

Romanian

Etymology

From French parental

Adjective

parental m or n (feminine singular parental?, masculine plural parentali, feminine and neuter plural parentale)

1. parental

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

parental (plural parentales)

1. parental