cerebral
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl/, /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹl̩/, /səˈɹiː.bɹəl/, /səˈɹiː.bɹl̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /səˈɹi.bɹəl/, /ˈsɛɹ.əb.ɹəl/
Audio (US) (file)
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɹɪbɹəl, -iːbɹəl
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowing from French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain”); equivalent to cerebrum + -al.
Adjective[edit]
cerebral (comparative more cerebral, superlative most cerebral)
- (anatomy, relational) Of, or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
- Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.
- Coordinate term: visceral
Derived terms[edit]
- acerebral
- antennocerebral
- anticerebral
- cardiocerebral
- cardiovasculocerebral
- cerebral aqueduct
- cerebral artery
- cerebral blood flow
- cerebral cortex
- cerebral edema
- cerebral hemisphere
- cerebral hemorrhage
- cerebralism
- cerebralist
- cerebralize
- cerebral localisation
- cerebral localization
- cerebrally
- cerebral oximetry
- cerebral palsy
- cervicocerebral
- circumcerebral
- craniocerebral
- electrocerebral
- extracerebral
- great cerebral vein
- hemicerebral
- hepatocerebral
- hypercerebral
- hypocerebral
- intercerebral
- intracerebral
- meningocerebral
- metacerebral
- microcerebral
- myocerebral
- neurocerebral
- noncerebral
- oculocerebral
- orbitocerebral
- overcerebral
- paracerebral
- pericerebral
- postcerebral
- precerebral
- retinocerebral
- retrocerebral
- rhinocerebral
- spinocerebral
- subcerebral
- supercerebral
- uncerebral
Translations[edit]
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Etymology 2[edit]
Semantic loan from Sanskrit मूर्धन्य (mūrdhanya, “pertaining to the head”).
Adjective[edit]
cerebral (comparative more cerebral, superlative most cerebral)
Translations[edit]
References[edit]
- “cerebral”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “cerebral”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cerebral (epicene, plural cerebrales)
Related terms[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A learned formation from the root of Latin cerebrum and the suffix -al.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cerebral m or f (masculine and feminine plural cerebrals)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French cérébral (“cerebral”), from Latin cerebrum (“brain”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cerebral
- cerebral (of, or relating to the brain)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of cerebral | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | cerebral | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | cerebralt | — | —2 |
Plural | cerebrale | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | cerebrale | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Further reading[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cerebral m or f (plural cerebrais)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “cerebral” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “cerebral” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “cerebral” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “cerebral” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “cerebral” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “cerebral” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cerebral m or n (feminine singular cerebrală, masculine plural cerebrali, feminine and neuter plural cerebrale)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | cerebral | cerebrală | cerebrali | cerebrale | ||
definite | cerebralul | cerebrala | cerebralii | cerebralele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | cerebral | cerebrale | cerebrali | cerebrale | ||
definite | cerebralului | cerebralei | cerebralilor | cerebralelor |
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeɾeˈbɾal/ [θe.ɾeˈβ̞ɾal]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seɾeˈbɾal/ [se.ɾeˈβ̞ɾal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ce‧re‧bral
Adjective[edit]
cerebral (plural cerebrales)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “cerebral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cerebral (comparative mer cerebral, superlative mest cerebral)
- (anatomy) cerebral
- intellectual (rather than emotional)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of cerebral | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | cerebral | mer cerebral | mest cerebral |
Neuter singular | cerebralt | mer cerebralt | mest cerebralt |
Plural | cerebrala | mer cerebrala | mest cerebrala |
Masculine plural3 | cerebrale | mer cerebrala | mest cerebrala |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | cerebrale | mer cerebrale | mest cerebrale |
All | cerebrala | mer cerebrala | mest cerebrala |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
References[edit]
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɛɹɪbɹəl
- Rhymes:English/ɛɹɪbɹəl/3 syllables
- Rhymes:English/iːbɹəl
- Rhymes:English/iːbɹəl/3 syllables
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱerh₂-
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms suffixed with -al
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- en:Anatomy
- English relational adjectives
- English semantic loans from Sanskrit
- English terms derived from Sanskrit
- en:Linguistics
- English terms with obsolete senses
- en:Brain
- en:Personality
- en:Thinking
- Asturian terms suffixed with -al
- Asturian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Asturian lemmas
- Asturian adjectives
- ast:Anatomy
- ast:Medicine
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan 3-syllable words
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan adjectives
- Catalan epicene adjectives
- Catalan terms suffixed with -al
- Danish terms borrowed from French
- Danish terms derived from French
- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish adjectives
- Danish terms spelled with C
- da:Brain
- Portuguese terms suffixed with -al
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/al
- Rhymes:Portuguese/al/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Portuguese/aw
- Rhymes:Portuguese/aw/3 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese adjectives
- Portuguese relational adjectives
- pt:Brain
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian adjectives
- Spanish terms suffixed with -al
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/al
- Rhymes:Spanish/al/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish adjectives
- es:Brain
- es:Thinking
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives
- sv:Anatomy