circunstancial

Galician

Etymology

From circunstancia +‎ -al.

Adjective

circunstancial m or f (plural circunstanciais)

1. circumstantial

Derived terms

• circunstancialmente

Further reading

• “circunstancial”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “circunstancial”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

From circunstância +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siʁ.kũs.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ [sih.kũs.tɐ̃.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /siʁ.kũs.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ [sih.kũs.tɐ̃ˈsjaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siʁ.kũs.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ [sih.kũs.tɐ̃.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /siʁ.kũs.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ [sih.kũs.tɐ̃ˈsjaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /siɾ.kũs.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ [siɾ.kũs.tɐ̃.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /siɾ.kũs.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ [siɾ.kũs.tɐ̃ˈsjaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /siʁ.kũʃ.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ [siχ.kũʃ.tɐ̃.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /siʁ.kũʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ [siχ.kũʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjaʊ̯]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /siɻ.kũs.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ [siɻ.kũs.tɐ̃.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /siɻ.kũs.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ [siɻ.kũs.tɐ̃ˈsjaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siɾ.kũʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjal/ [siɾ.kũʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siɾ.kũʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjal/ [siɾ.kũʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /siɾ.kũʃ.tɐ̃ˈsja.li/

Adjective

circunstancial m or f (plural circunstanciais)

1. circumstantial

Derived terms

• circunstancialmente

Further reading

• “circunstancial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “circunstancial”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
• “circunstancial”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “circunstancial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “circunstancial”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “circunstancial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From circunstancia +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiɾkunstanˈθjal/ [θiɾ.kũns.t̪ãn̟ˈθjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /siɾkunstanˈsjal/ [siɾ.kũns.t̪ãnˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: cir‧cuns‧tan‧cial

Adjective

circunstancial m or f (masculine and feminine plural circunstanciales)

1. circumstantial

Derived terms

• circunstancialmente

Further reading

• “circunstancial”, 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