imparcial

Catalan

Etymology

From im- +‎ parcial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [im.pər.siˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [im.paɾ.siˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [im.par.siˈal]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

imparcial m or f (masculine and feminine plural imparcials)

1. impartial

Derived terms

• imparcialitat f
• imparcialment

Galician

Etymology

From im- + parcial.

Adjective

imparcial m or f (plural imparciais)

1. impartial

Derived terms

• imparcialidade f
• imparcialmente

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-bor.

Portuguese im-

Portuguese parcial

Portuguese imparcial

From im- + parcial.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.paʁ.siˈaw/ [ĩ.pah.siˈaʊ̯], (faster) /ĩ.paʁˈsjaw/ [ĩ.pahˈsjaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.paʁ.siˈaw/ [ĩ.pah.siˈaʊ̯], (faster) /ĩ.paʁˈsjaw/ [ĩ.pahˈsjaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.paɾ.siˈaw/ [ĩ.paɾ.siˈaʊ̯], (faster) /ĩ.paɾˈsjaw/ [ĩ.paɾˈsjaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.paʁ.siˈaw/ [ĩ.paχ.siˈaʊ̯], (faster) /ĩ.paʁˈsjaw/ [ĩ.paχˈsjaʊ̯]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ĩ.paɻ.siˈaw/ [ĩ.paɻ.siˈaʊ̯], (faster) /ĩ.paɻˈsjaw/ [ĩ.paɻˈsjaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɐɾˈsjal/ [ĩ.pɐɾˈsjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɐɾˈsjal/ [ĩ.pɐɾˈsjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɐɾˈsja.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: im‧par‧ci‧al

Adjective

imparcial m or f (plural imparciais)

1. impartial, unprejudiced
2. neutral

Derived terms

• imparcialmente

Further reading

• “imparcial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish im-

Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis?

Proto-Italic *partis

Latin pars, part-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Late Latin partiālisbor.

Spanish parcial

Spanish imparcial

From im- + parcial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impaɾˈθjal/ [ĩm.paɾˈθjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /impaɾˈsjal/ [ĩm.paɾˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: im‧par‧cial

Adjective

imparcial m or f (masculine and feminine plural imparciales)

1. impartial

Derived terms

• imparcialidad f
• imparcialmente

Further reading

• “imparcial”, 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