different between rural vs municipal

English

Etymology

From Old French rural, from Latin r?r?lis (“rural”), from r?s (“countryside”) + -?lis.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?????l/, /????l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??????l/, /??????l/
• Hyphenation: ru?ral

Adjective

rural (comparative more rural, superlative most rural)

1. Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

   Antonyms: urban, suburban

Synonyms

• campestral
• landly (nonstandard)

Derived terms

Related terms

• perirural
• ruralistic

Translations

Noun

rural (plural rurals)

1. (obsolete) A person from the countryside; a rustic.

See also

• country

Anagrams

• urlar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin r?r?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ru??al/

Adjective

rural (masculine and feminine plural rurals)

1. rural

   Antonym: urbà

Further reading

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

French

Etymology

From Old French rural, a borrowing from Latin r?r?lis (“rural”), from r?s (“countryside”) + -?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?y.?al/

Adjective

rural (feminine singular rurale, masculine plural ruraux, feminine plural rurales)

1. rural

   Synonym: champêtre

   Antonym: urbain

Related terms

• rustique
• rustre

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

From Latin r?r?lis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

rural m or f (plural rurais)

1. rural

   Antonym: urbano

Further reading

• “rural” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u??a?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

rural (comparative ruraler, superlative am ruralsten)

1. (dated, learned) rural

Declension

Synonyms

• ländlich

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin ruralis.

Adjective

rural (neuter singular ruralt, definite singular and plural rurale)

1. rural

Synonyms

• landlig

References

• “rural” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin ruralis

Adjective

rural (neuter singular ruralt, definite singular and plural rurale)

1. rural

Synonyms

• landleg

References

• “rural” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin r?r?lis (“rural”), from r?s (“countryside”) + -?lis.

Adjective

rural m (oblique and nominative feminine singular rurale)

1. rural

Descendants

• ? English: rural
• French: rural

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ry?ral/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

rural

1. rural

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin r?r?lis (“rural”), from r?s (“countryside”) + -?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?u.??aw/
• Hyphenation: ru?ral

Adjective

rural m or f (plural rurais, comparable)

1. rural

Romanian

Etymology

From French rural

Adjective

rural m or n (feminine singular rural?, masculine plural rurali, feminine and neuter plural rurale)

1. rural

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin r?r?lis (“rural”), from r?s (“countryside”) + -?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ru??al/, [ru??al]
• Hyphenation: ru?ral
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

rural (plural rurales)

1. rural

   Antonym: urbano

Derived terms

Further reading

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French municipal, from Latin m?nicip?lis (“of or belonging to a citizen or a free town”), from m?niceps (“a citizen, an inhabitant of a free town”), from m?nus (“duty”) + capi? (“to take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mju?n?s?p?l/
• Hyphenation: mu?ni?ci?pal

Adjective

municipal (comparative more municipal, superlative most municipal)

1. Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
2. Of or pertaining to the internal affairs of a nation.

Synonyms

• civic

Derived terms

• municipality

Related terms

Translations

Noun

municipal (plural municipals)

1. (finance) A financial instrument issued by a municipality.

Further reading

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

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin municipalis (“of or belonging to a citizen or a free town”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /mu.ni.si?pal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

municipal (masculine and feminine plural municipals)

1. municipal

Derived terms

• municipalitat

Related terms

• municipi

Further reading

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

French

Etymology

From Latin municipalis (“of or belonging to a citizen or a free town”), from municeps (“a citizen, an inhabitant of a free town”), from munus (“duty”) + capi? (“to take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /my.ni.si.pal/

Adjective

municipal (feminine singular municipale, masculine plural municipaux, feminine plural municipales)

1. municipal

Derived terms

• municipalité

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

município +? -al

Adjective

municipal m or f (plural municipais, comparable)

1. municipal
2. town (attributive)
3. civic

Romanian

Etymology

From French municipal

Adjective

municipal m or n (feminine singular municipal?, masculine plural municipali, feminine and neuter plural municipale)

1. municipal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin municip?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /muni?i?pal/, [mu.ni.?i?pal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /munisi?pal/, [mu.ni.si?pal]

Adjective

municipal (plural municipales)

1. municipal

Related terms

• municipio
• municipalidad

Further reading

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