proporcional

Catalan

Etymology

From proporció +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [pɾu.pur.si.uˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [pɾo.por.si.oˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾo.poɾ.si.oˈnal]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

proporcional m or f (masculine and feminine plural proporcionals)

1. proportional

Derived terms

• proporcionalment

Related terms

• proporcionalitat

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Italic *pro-

Latin prō-

Latin portiō

Latin prōportiōnembor.

Portuguese proporção

Portuguese -al

Portuguese proporcional

From proporção + -al.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.poʁ.si.oˈnaw/ [pɾo.poh.si.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.poʁ.sjoˈnaw/ [pɾo.poh.sjoˈnaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.poʁ.si.oˈnaw/ [pɾo.poh.si.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.poʁ.sjoˈnaw/ [pɾo.poh.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾo.poɾ.si.oˈnaw/ [pɾo.poɾ.si.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.poɾ.sjoˈnaw/ [pɾo.poɾ.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾo.poʁ.si.oˈnaw/ [pɾo.poχ.si.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.poʁ.sjoˈnaw/ [pɾo.poχ.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /pɾo.poɻ.si.oˈnaw/ [pɾo.poɻ.si.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.poɻ.sjoˈnaw/ [pɾo.poɻ.sjoˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.puɾ.sjuˈnal/ [pɾu.puɾ.sjuˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.puɾ.sjuˈnal/ [pɾu.puɾ.sjuˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.puɾ.sjuˈna.li/

• Hyphenation: pro‧por‧ci‧o‧nal

Adjective

proporcional m or f (plural proporcionais)

1. proportional

Further reading

• “proporcional”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “proporcional”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Italic *pro-

Latin prō-

Latin portiō

Latin prōportiōnembor.

Spanish proporción

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Spanish -al

Spanish proporcional

From proporción + -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾopoɾθjoˈnal/ [pɾo.poɾ.θjoˈnal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /pɾopoɾsjoˈnal/ [pɾo.poɾ.sjoˈnal] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pro‧por‧cio‧nal

Adjective

proporcional m or f (masculine and feminine plural proporcionales)

1. proportional

Derived terms

• proporcionalmente

Related terms

• proporcionalidad

Further reading

• “proporcional”, 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