teatral

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin theātrālis.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

teatral m or f (masculine and feminine plural teatrals)

1. theatrical
2. dramatic (relating to drama)

   obra teatral ― dramatic work

3. (figurative) histrionic

Derived terms

• teatralitat
• teatralment

Related terms

• teatre

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

From Latin theātrālis.

Adjective

teatral m or f (plural teatrais)

1. theatrical

Derived terms

• teatralidade
• teatralmente

Related terms

• teatro

Further reading

• “teatral”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

teatral (neuter singular teatralt, definite singular and plural teatrale)

1. theatrical (relating to the theatre)

Related terms

• teatralsk

References

• “teatral” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin theātrālis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /te.aˈtɾaw/ [te.aˈtɾaʊ̯], /t͡ʃi.aˈtɾaw/ [t͡ʃɪ.aˈtɾaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /t͡ʃjaˈtɾaw/ [t͡ʃjaˈtɾaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /te.aˈtɾaw/ [te.aˈtɾaʊ̯], /t͡ʃi.aˈtɾaw/ [t͡ʃɪ.aˈtɾaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /t͡ʃjaˈtɾaw/ [t͡ʃjaˈtɾaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /te.aˈtɾaw/ [te.aˈtɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tjɐˈtɾal/ [tjɐˈtɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tjɐˈtɾal/ [tjɐˈtɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tjɐˈtɾa.li/

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: te‧a‧tral

Adjective

teatral m or f (plural teatrais)

1. theatrical

Derived terms

• teatralidade
• teatralmente

Related terms

• teatro

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French théâtral. By surface analysis, teatru +‎ -al.

Adjective

teatral m or n (feminine singular teatrală, masculine plural teatrali, feminine/neuter plural teatrale)

1. histrionic, theatrical

Declension

Declension of teatral

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	teatral		teatrală	teatrali	teatrale
	definite	teatralul		teatrala	teatralii	teatralele
genitive- dative	indefinite	teatral		teatrale	teatrali	teatrale
	definite	teatralului		teatralei	teatralilor	teatralelor

Related terms

• teatralitate
• teatru

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin theātrālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teaˈtɾal/ [t̪e.aˈt̪ɾal]

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: te‧a‧tral

Adjective

teatral m or f (masculine and feminine plural teatrales)

1. theatrical

Derived terms

• teatralidad
• teatralizar
• teatralmente

Related terms

• teatro

Further reading

• “teatral”, 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