matriarcal

Catalan

Etymology

matriarca +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

matriarcal m or f (masculine and feminine plural matriarcals)

1. matriarchal

Related terms

• patriarcal

Further reading

• “matriarcal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “matriarcal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “matriarcal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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French

Etymology

Modelled after patriarcal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tʁi.jaʁ.kal/

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Adjective

matriarcal (feminine matriarcale, masculine plural matriarcaux, feminine plural matriarcales)

1. matriarchal

   Coordinate term: patriarcal

Related terms

• matriarcat

Further reading

• “matriarcal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Galician

Etymology

From matriarca +‎ -al.

Adjective

matriarcal m or f (plural matriarcais)

1. matriarchal

Antonyms

• patriarcal

Related terms

• matriarcado

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Portuguese

Etymology

From matriarca (“matriarch”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”).

Adjective

matriarcal m or f (plural matriarcais)

1. matriarchal

   Antonym: patriarcal

Related terms

• matriarcado

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Spanish

Etymology

From matriarca +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

• IPA^(key): /matɾjaɾˈkal/ [ma.t̪ɾjaɾˈkal]

Adjective

matriarcal m or f (masculine and feminine plural matriarcales)

1. matriarchal

   Antonym: patriarcal

Related terms

• matriarcado

Further reading

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