different between rural vs podunk
rural
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)
- 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)
- (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- (dated, learned) rural
Declension
Synonyms
- ländlich
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin ruralis.
Adjective
rural (neuter singular ruralt, definite singular and plural rurale)
- 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)
- 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)
- rural
Descendants
- ? English: rural
- French: rural
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ry?ral/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
rural
- 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)
- rural
Romanian
Etymology
From French rural
Adjective
rural m or n (feminine singular rural?, masculine plural rurali, feminine and neuter plural rurale)
- 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)
- rural
- Antonym: urbano
Derived terms
Further reading
- “rural” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
rural From the web:
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- what rural area means
- what rural community
- what rural areas
podunk
English
Etymology
From Podunk, a mythical small town of no importance, that from Eastern Algonquian.
Adjective
podunk (comparative more podunk, superlative most podunk)
- (US) Small, rural, and unimportant.
Synonyms
- backwater
- boonies
- drinkwater
- jerkwater
See also
- Podunk
- Thesaurus:remote place
podunk From the web:
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