gramatical

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin grammaticālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡɾə.mə.tiˈkal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡɾa.ma.tiˈkal]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

gramatical m or f (masculine and feminine plural gramaticals)

1. (relational) grammar; grammatical
2. grammatical (not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language)

Related terms

• gramàtica

Further reading

• “gramatical”, 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
• “gramatical”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “gramatical” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “gramatical” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin grammaticālis.

Adjective

gramatical m or f (plural gramaticais)

1. grammatical (of or pertaining to grammar)
2. grammatical (not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language)

Related terms

• gramática
• gramático

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin grammaticālis. By surface analysis, gramática +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾa.ma.t͡ʃiˈkaw/ [ɡɾa.ma.t͡ʃiˈkaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ.mɐ.tiˈkal/ [ɡɾɐ.mɐ.tiˈkaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ.mɐ.tiˈkal/ [ɡɾɐ.mɐ.tiˈkaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ.mɐ.tiˈka.li/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw, (Portugal) -al
• Hyphenation: gra‧ma‧ti‧cal

Adjective

gramatical m or f (plural gramaticais)

1. grammatical (of or relating to grammar)

   descrição gramatical da língua

   grammatical description of the language

2. grammatical (not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language)

   Antonym: agramatical

Derived terms

• agramatical
• gramaticalidade
• gramaticalismo
• gramaticalizar
• gramaticalmente

Related terms

• gramática
• gramático

Further reading

• “gramatical”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “gramatical”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “gramatical”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French grammatical, from Latin grammaticalis. By surface analysis, gramatică +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

gramatical m or n (feminine singular gramaticală, masculine plural gramaticali, feminine/neuter plural gramaticale)

1. grammatical

Declension

Declension of gramatical

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	gramatical		gramaticală		gramaticali	gramaticale
	definite	gramaticalul		gramaticala		gramaticalii	gramaticalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	gramatical		gramaticale		gramaticali	gramaticale
	definite	gramaticalului		gramaticalei		gramaticalilor	gramaticalelor

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin grammaticālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾamatiˈkal/ [ɡɾa.ma.t̪iˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: gra‧ma‧ti‧cal

Adjective

gramatical m or f (masculine and feminine plural gramaticales)

1. (relational) grammar; grammatical (of or relating to grammar)
2. grammatical (not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language)

Derived terms

• categoría gramatical
• gramaticalidad
• gramaticalmente

Related terms

• gramática

Further reading

• “gramatical”, 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