litoral

English

Adjective

litoral (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of littoral

Noun

litoral (plural litorals)

1. Alternative spelling of littoral

Catalan

Adjective

litoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural litorals)

1. coastal

Noun

litoral m (plural litorals)

1. coast, coastline

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lītorālis. Cognate with Spanish litoral.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.toˈɾaw/ [li.toˈɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.tuˈɾal/ [li.tuˈɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.tuˈɾal/ [li.tuˈɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.tuˈɾa.li/

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: li‧to‧ral

Adjective

litoral m or f (plural litorais, not comparable)

1. coastal

   Synonym: litorâneo

Noun

litoral m (plural litorais)

1. beach; coast; coastline

   Synonyms: praia, costa

Derived terms

• litorar

Related terms

• litorâneo

See also

• costa

Further reading

• “litoral”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “litoral”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “litoral”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “litoral”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French littoral, from Latin litoralis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

litoral m or n (feminine singular litorală, masculine plural litorali, feminine and neuter plural litorale)

1. littoral

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	litoral		litorală		litorali	litorale
	definite	litoralul		litorala		litoralii	litoralele
genitive- dative	indefinite	litoral		litorale		litorali	litorale
	definite	litoralului		litoralei		litoralilor	litoralelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lītorālis. Cognate to English littoral, French littoral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /litoˈɾal/ [li.t̪oˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: li‧to‧ral

Adjective

litoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural litorales)

1. coastal

Noun

litoral m (plural litorales)

1. coast; coastline

Further reading

• “litoral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10