fenomenal

Catalan

Etymology

From fenomen +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [fə.nu.məˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [fə.no.məˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [fe.no.meˈnal]

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• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: fe‧no‧me‧nal

Adjective

fenomenal m or f (masculine and feminine plural fenomenals)

1. phenomenal

Synonyms

• (pertaining to the appearance of the world): fenomènic
• (remarkable): extraordinari

Derived terms

• fenomenalisme
• fenomenalista
• fenomenalitat
• fenomenalitzar
• fenomenalment

Further reading

• “fenomenal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “fenomenal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “fenomenal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “fenomenal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Latin phaenomenon (“appearance”), from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”).

Adjective

fenomenal

1. phenomenal

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch fenomenaal (“phenomenal”), from French phénoménal (“phenomenal”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /fenoˈmenal/ [fe.noˈme.nal]
• Rhymes: -enal
• Syllabification: fe‧no‧me‧nal

Adjective

fenomenal (comparative lebih fenomenal, superlative paling fenomenal)

1. phenomenal
2. fabulous, great, superb, wonderful

   Synonym: hebat

3. exceptional, extraordinary, remarkable

   Synonym: luar biasa

Derived terms

• kefenomenalan
• terfenomenal

Related terms

• fenomena
• fenomenologi

Further reading

• “fenomenal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French phénoménal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fenomenal/

Adjective

fenomenal

1. phenomenal

Related terms

• fenomenn

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French phénoménal.

Adjective

fenomenal (neuter singular fenomenalt, definite singular and plural fenomenale)

1. phenomenal

References

• “fenomenal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French phénoménal.

Adjective

fenomenal (neuter singular fenomenalt, definite singular and plural fenomenale)

1. phenomenal

References

• “fenomenal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

From fenómeno / fenômeno (“phenomenon”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fe.no.meˈnaw/ [fe.no.meˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨ.nu.mɨˈnal/ [fɨ.nu.mɨˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨ.nu.mɨˈnal/ [fɨ.nu.mɨˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨ.nu.mɨˈna.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: fe‧no‧me‧nal

Adjective

fenomenal m or f (plural fenomenais)

1. phenomenal; remarkable (extremely good)

Derived terms

• fenomenalmente

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French phénoménal. Equivalent to fenomen +‎ -al.

Adjective

fenomenal m or n (feminine singular fenomenală, masculine plural fenomenali, feminine/neuter plural fenomenale)

1. phenomenal

Declension

Declension of fenomenal

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	fenomenal		fenomenală		fenomenali	fenomenale
	definite	fenomenalul		fenomenala		fenomenalii	fenomenalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	fenomenal		fenomenale		fenomenali	fenomenale
	definite	fenomenalului		fenomenalei		fenomenalilor	fenomenalelor

Spanish

Etymology

From fenómeno +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fenomeˈnal/ [fe.no.meˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: fe‧no‧me‧nal

Adjective

fenomenal m or f (masculine and feminine plural fenomenales)

1. phenomenal

Derived terms

• fenomenalmente

Further reading

• “fenomenal”, 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