letal

See also: Létal and létal

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lētālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ləˈtal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [leˈtal]

Adjective

letal m or f (masculine and feminine plural letals)

1. lethal, deadly

   Synonyms: mortal, mortífer

Derived terms

• letalment

Further reading

• “letal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “letal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “letal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “letal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lētālis.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

letal (strong nominative masculine singular letaler, not comparable)

1. lethal

Declension

Positive forms of letal (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist letal	sie ist letal	es ist letal	sie sind letal
strong declension (without article)	nominative	letaler	letale	letales	letale
	genitive	letalen	letaler	letalen	letaler
	dative	letalem	letaler	letalem	letalen
	accusative	letalen	letale	letales	letale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der letale	die letale	das letale	die letalen
	genitive	des letalen	der letalen	des letalen	der letalen
	dative	dem letalen	der letalen	dem letalen	den letalen
	accusative	den letalen	die letale	das letale	die letalen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein letaler	eine letale	ein letales	(keine) letalen
	genitive	eines letalen	einer letalen	eines letalen	(keiner) letalen
	dative	einem letalen	einer letalen	einem letalen	(keinen) letalen
	accusative	einen letalen	eine letale	ein letales	(keine) letalen

Further reading

• “letal” in Duden online
• “letal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch letal, from Latin lētālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛtal]
• Hyphenation: lè‧tal

Adjective

lètal

1. lethal; deadly; mortal; fatal.

   Synonym: fatal

Further reading

• “letal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin lētālis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈtaw/ [leˈtaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɨˈtal/ [lɨˈtaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɨˈtal/ [lɨˈtaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɨˈta.li/

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: le‧tal

Adjective

letal m or f (plural letais)

1. lethal

   Synonym: mortífero

Derived terms

• letalmente

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French létal, from Latin letalis.

Adjective

letal m or n (feminine singular letală, masculine plural letali, feminine and neuter plural letale)

1. lethal

Declension

Declension of letal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	letal		letală	letali	letale
	definite	letalul		letala	letalii	letalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	letal		letale	letali	letale
	definite	letalului		letalei	letalilor	letalelor

Slovene

Noun

letal

1. genitive dual of letalo
2. genitive plural of letalo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lētālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈtal/ [leˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: le‧tal

Adjective

letal m or f (masculine and feminine plural letales)

1. lethal, deadly

   Synonym: mortífero

Derived terms

• letalidad
• letalmente

 

Further reading

• “letal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16