semental

Catalan

Etymology

From sement +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [sə.mənˈtal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [se.menˈtal]

Adjective

semental m or f (masculine and feminine plural sementals)

1. seeding
2. breeding, stud

   Synonym: llavorer

Noun

semental m (plural sementals)

1. stud, sire, stallion

Related terms

• sembra
• semen
• sementer

Further reading

• “semental”, 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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin sēmentis

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Spanish -al

Spanish semental

From Latin sēmentis (“sowing, planting”) + Spanish -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /semenˈtal/ [se.mẽn̪ˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: se‧men‧tal

Adjective

semental m or f (masculine and feminine plural sementales)

1. seeding
2. breeding

Noun

semental m (plural sementales)

1. stud, stud stallion
2. jack, jackass

Related terms

• semen
• sementera
• siembra

Further reading

• “semental”, 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