igual

Aragonese

Etymology

Akin to Spanish igual, ultimately from Latin æquus.

Adjective

igual

1. equal

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin aequālis.

Adjective

igual (epicene, plural iguales)

1. equal

Antonyms

• desigual

Noun

igual m (plural iguales)

1. equals sign

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin aequālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [iˈɣwal]

Adjective

igual m or f (masculine and feminine plural iguals)

1. equal, the same
2. alike, similar
3. indifferent

Derived terms

• desigual
• igualar
• igualment
• igualtat

Noun

igual m or f (plural iguals)

1. equal

Noun

igual m (plural iguals)

1. equals sign (=)

Further reading

• “igual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Alternative forms

• igoal, ingual

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese igual, ygual, from Latin aequālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈɣwal]

Adjective

igual m or f (plural iguais)

1. equal

   Antonym: desigual

Derived terms

• igualmente

Noun

igual m or f (plural iguais)

1. equal

Noun

igual m (plural iguais)

1. equals sign

Adverb

igual

1. in the same way; just like
2. maybe, perhaps

   Synonyms: quizais, se cadra

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “igual”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “igual”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “igual”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “igual”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “igual”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese igual.

Adjective

igual

1. equal
2. same

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese igual, ygual, from Latin aequālis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈɡwaw/ [iˈɡwaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈɡwal/ [iˈɣwaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈɡwal/ [iˈɣwaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈɡwa.li/ [iˈɣwa.li]

• Hyphenation: i‧gual
• Rhymes: -al, -aw

Adjective

igual m or f (plural iguais)

1. equal

   Antonyms: desigual, diferente

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:igual.

Derived terms

• igualmente
• igualzinho (diminutive)

Adverb

1. (Brazil, idiomatic) like; just alike; similarly to

   Ele entrou no local furtivamente, igual a uma raposa. ― He entered the place furtively, just like a fox.

   Synonyms: feito, como

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:igual.

Noun

igual m (plural iguais)

1. equals sign

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:igual.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish igual~egual (both common in the 13th century), from Latin aequālem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈɡwal/ [iˈɣ̞wal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

igual m or f (masculine and feminine plural iguales)

1. equal, same

   Isidora es igual de alta que yo. ― Isidora is as tall as me.

   Me da igual si vienes o no vienes. ― It's the same to me whether you come by or don't.

   Antonym: desigual

2. identical, sharing the same characteristics

   Tu copia de la pintura te quedó igual. ― Your copy of the painting turned out the same.

3. level (surface)

   Han dejado el terreno de abajo igual para poder construir encima. ― They have levelled the terrain down there to build something on it.

Derived terms

• al igual que
• dar igual
• de igual modo
• igualado
• igualar
• igualito
• igualmente
• signo igual

 

Related terms

• ecuador
• equi-
• equilibrio
• equivalente
• igualar
• igualdad

 

Noun

igual m or f (plural iguales)

1. equal (a person or thing of equal status)

   No le hables así, como si fuera tu igual. ― Don't talk to her/him like that, as if s/he was your equal.

Noun

igual m (plural iguales)

1. equals sign

   Se te olvidó poner un igual en la última línea. ― You forgot to add an equals sign on the last line.

Adverb

igual

1. in the same way; just like

   La vio una vez, y ahora cocina la pasta igual. ― He saw her just once, and now he cooks pasta the same way.

   • 1974, Jeanette (lyrics and music), “Porque te vas”:

     Junto a la estación hoy lloraré igual que un niño. Porque te vas

     Today, besides the station, I'm going to cry, just like a child. Because you're leaving.

2. regardless, anyway

   Le pedí y pedí el favor. Igual no quiso ayudarme. ― I asked him again and again for the favour. He didn't help us anyway.

3. (colloquial, Spain) maybe

   Esta noche igual van al teatro. ― Tonight maybe they’ll go to the cinema.

   Synonym: quizá

Derived terms

• grandes mentes piensan igual

Further reading

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