presencial

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin praesentiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pɾə.zən.siˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [pɾe.zen.siˈal]

Adjective

presencial m or f (masculine and feminine plural presencials)

1. in-person, on-site

Derived terms

• presencialment

Related terms

• presència

Further reading

• “presencial”, 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
• “presencial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “presencial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “presencial”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin praesentiālis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.zẽ.siˈaw/ [pɾe.zẽ.siˈaʊ̯], (faster) /pɾe.zẽˈsjaw/ [pɾe.zẽˈsjaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.zẽˈsjal/ [pɾɨ.zẽˈsjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.zẽˈsjal/ [pɾɨ.zẽˈsjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.zẽˈsja.li/

Adjective

presencial m or f (plural presenciais)

1. in-person, on-site

   Antonym: remoto

Derived terms

• presencialmente

Related terms

• presença

See also

• EAD

Further reading

• “presencial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “presencial”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin praesentiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾesenˈθjal/ [pɾe.sẽn̟ˈθjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /pɾesenˈsjal/ [pɾe.sẽnˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pre‧sen‧cial

Adjective

presencial m or f (masculine and feminine plural presenciales)

1. in-person, on-site
2. (of a course) attendance-based

   clase presencial ― face-to-face lesson

3. witnessing

   testigo presencial ― witness

Derived terms

• presencialidad
• presencialmente

Related terms

• presencia

Further reading

• “presencial”, 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