aboral

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English ab-

English oral

English aboral

From ab- (“away from”) + oral (“the mouth”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æbˈɔːɹ.l̩/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈɔɹ.l̩/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl

Adjective

aboral (comparative more aboral, superlative most aboral)

1. (zoology) Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

Related terms

• aborally

Translations

situated away from the mouth

• Dutch: aboraal
• Finnish: aboraalinen
• Irish: allbhéalach
• Polish: aboralny (pl)
• Portuguese: aboral

Anagrams

• alobar

German

Etymology

From Latin ab- + ōrālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apʔoˈʁaːl/, /ˈapʔoʁaːl/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aːl
• Hyphenation: ab‧oral

Adjective

aboral (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular aboraler, not comparable)

1. aboral

Declension

Positive forms of aboral (uncomparable, no predicate)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		—	—	—	—
strong declension (without article)	nominative	aboraler	aborale	aborales	aborale
	genitive	aboralen	aboraler	aboralen	aboraler
	dative	aboralem	aboraler	aboralem	aboralen
	accusative	aboralen	aborale	aborales	aborale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der aborale	die aborale	das aborale	die aboralen
	genitive	des aboralen	der aboralen	des aboralen	der aboralen
	dative	dem aboralen	der aboralen	dem aboralen	den aboralen
	accusative	den aboralen	die aborale	das aborale	die aboralen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein aboraler	eine aborale	ein aborales	(keine) aboralen
	genitive	eines aboralen	einer aboralen	eines aboralen	(keiner) aboralen
	dative	einem aboralen	einer aboralen	einem aboralen	(keinen) aboralen
	accusative	einen aboralen	eine aborale	ein aborales	(keine) aboralen

Portuguese

Etymology

From ab- +‎ oral; first element from Latin ab-.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.boˈɾaw/ [a.boˈɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɔˈɾal/ [ɐ.βɔˈɾaɫ], /ɐ.boˈɾal/ [ɐ.βoˈɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɔˈɾal/ [ɐ.βɔˈɾaɫ], /ɐ.boˈɾal/ [ɐ.βoˈɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɔˈɾa.li/ [ɐ.βɔˈɾa.li], /ɐ.boˈɾa.li/ [ɐ.βoˈɾa.li]

Adjective

aboral m or f (plural aborais)

1. (zoology) aboral (situated away from the mouth)

Further reading

• “aboral”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “aboral”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aboˈɾal/ [a.β̞oˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧bo‧ral

Adjective

aboral m or f (masculine and feminine plural aborales)

1. aboral

Further reading

• “aboral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025