bianual

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.a.nuˈaw/ [bɪ.a.nʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /bjaˈnwaw/ [bjaˈnwaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bjɐˈnwal/ [bjɐˈnwaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bjɐˈnwal/ [bjɐˈnwaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bjɐˈnwa.li/

• Hyphenation: bi‧a‧nu‧al

Adjective

bianual m or f (plural bianuais, not comparable)

1. biennial

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

From bi- +‎ anual. Compare French bisannuel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbi.a.nuˈal/

Adjective

bianual m or n (feminine singular bianuală, masculine plural bianuali, feminine/neuter plural bianuale)

1. biannual

Declension

Declension of bianual

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	bianual		bianuală	bianuali	bianuale
	definite	bianualul		bianuala	bianualii	bianualele
genitive- dative	indefinite	bianual		bianuale	bianuali	bianuale
	definite	bianualului		bianualei	bianualilor	bianualelor

See also

• bienal

Spanish

Etymology

From bi- +‎ anual.

Adjective

bianual m or f (masculine and feminine plural bianuales)

1. biannual (not to be confused with biennial)

See also

• bienal

Further reading

• “bianual”, 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