desigual

Catalan

Etymology

From des- +‎ igual (“equal”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /də.ziˈɡwal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /de.ziˈɡwal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

desigual (masculine and feminine plural desiguals)

1. unequal
2. uneven

Derived terms

• desigualtat

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ igual.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.ziˈɡwaw/ [de.ziˈɡwaʊ̯], /d͡ʒi.ziˈɡwaw/ [d͡ʒi.ziˈɡwaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.ziˈɡwaw/ [de.ziˈɡwaʊ̯], /d͡ʒi.ziˈɡwaw/ [d͡ʒi.ziˈɡwaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.ziˈɡwaw/ [de.ziˈɡwaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.ziˈɡwal/ [dɨ.ziˈɣwaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [d͡ziˈɣwaɫ]
• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: de‧si‧gual

Adjective

desigual m or f (plural desiguais)

1. unequal
2. uneven
3. disparate

Derived terms

• desigualdade
• desigualmente

Spanish

Adjective

desigual (plural desiguales)

1. uneven (irregular, poco igualado)
2. unequal (descompensado)
3. changeable (variable, cambiante)

Antonyms

• igual

Derived terms

• desigualdad
• desigualmente

 

Further reading

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