monumental
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
monumental (comparative more monumental, superlative most monumental)
- In the manner of a monument.
- Large, grand and imposing.
- Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
- 2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, page 171:
- Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.
- a monumental task
- (archaeology) Relating to monuments.
- Monumental construction.
Derived terms
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [mu.nu.mənˈtal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [mo.nu.mənˈtal]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [mo.nu.menˈtal]
Adjective
monumental m or f (masculine and feminine plural monumentals)
Danish
Etymology
From monument (“monument”) + -al, from French monumental, from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum (“reminder, monument”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
monumental
- monumental (large, grand and imposing)
Inflection
Inflection of monumental | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | monumental | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | monumentalt | — | —2 |
Plural | monumentale | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | monumentale | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Synonyms
References
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
monumental (feminine monumentale, masculine plural monumentaux, feminine plural monumentales)
Further reading
- “monumental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
From Late Latin monumentālis, via French monumental.
Pronunciation
Adjective
monumental (comparative monumentaler, superlative am monumentalsten)
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Late Latin monumentālis, via French monumental.
Adjective
monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)
Related terms
References
- “monumental” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Late Latin monumentālis, via French monumental.
Adjective
monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)
Related terms
References
- “monumental” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
monumental m or f (masculine and feminine plural monumentales)
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