directorial

English

Etymology

From Latin dīrēctōrius +‎ -al. By surface analysis, director +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

Adjective

directorial (comparative more directorial, superlative most directorial)

1. Of or pertaining to a director
   • 2011, Kevin Avery, Conversations with Clint: Paul Nelson's Lost Interviews with Clint Eastwood 1979-1983, Continuum International Publishing Group, page 6:

     The Seventies, that most directorial of decades.

   • 2014, C. W. Marshall, The Structure and Performance of Euripides' Helen, Cambridge University Press, page 242:

     We cannot afford to disregard the evidence of directorial choices.

2. Of or pertaining to administration or to a directorate
   • 1763, Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, The Scots Magazine MDCCLXIII - Volume XXV, self-published, page 52:

     After very warm debates, the result was, that the directorial minister of Mentz should make the strongest possible representations to the Emperor's principal commissary.

   • 2002, Vanessa Finch, Corporate Insolvency Law: Perspectives and Principles, Cambridge University Press, page 495:

     The analysis ... is consistent with the fair treatment of directors and parties affected by directorial behaviour.

Derived terms

• directorially
• produceorial

Translations

of or pertaining to a director

• Italian: direttivo (it)
• Spanish: directoral (es), directorial (es)

of or pertaining to a directorate

• Italian: direttivo (it)
• Spanish: directorio (es)

Anagrams

• liroceratid

French

Etymology

From Latin dīrēctor +‎ -ial.

Adjective

directorial (feminine directoriale, masculine plural directoriaux, feminine plural directoriales)

1. directorial, managerial

Related terms

• directeur

Further reading

• “directorial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French directorial.

Adjective

directorial m or n (feminine singular directorială, masculine plural directoriali, feminine/neuter plural directoriale)

1. directorial

Declension

Declension of directorial

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	directorial		directorială	directoriali	directoriale
	definite	directorialul		directoriala	directorialii	directorialele
genitive- dative	indefinite	directorial		directoriale	directoriali	directoriale
	definite	directorialului		directorialei	directorialilor	directorialelor

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish directorio

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Spanish -al

Spanish directorial

From directorio + -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diɾeɡtoˈɾjal/ [d̪i.ɾeɣ̞.t̪oˈɾjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: di‧rec‧to‧rial

Adjective

directorial m or f (masculine and feminine plural directoriales)

1. directorial

Further reading

• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “directorial”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA