sustancial

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin substantiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sustanˈθjal/ [sus̪.t̪ãn̟ˈθjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: sus‧tan‧cial

Adjective

sustancial (epicene, plural sustancials)

1. substantial
2. basic, fundamental

Further reading

• “sustancial”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Spanish

Alternative forms

• substancial

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *staējō

Proto-Italic *staēō

Latin stō

Latin substantis

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin substantia

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Late Latin substantiālisbor.

Spanish sustancial

Borrowed from Late Latin substantiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sustanˈθjal/ [sus.t̪ãn̟ˈθjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /sustanˈsjal/ [sus.t̪ãnˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: sus‧tan‧cial

Adjective

sustancial m or f (masculine and feminine plural sustanciales)

1. substantial
2. basic, fundamental

Derived terms

• sustancialmente

Related terms

• sustancia
• sustancioso

Further reading

• “sustancial”, 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