tribal

English

Etymology

From tribe +‎ -al, first attested in the 1630s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪbəl/
• Rhymes: -aɪbəl

Adjective

tribal (comparative more tribal, superlative most tribal)

1. Of or relating to tribes.
2. Based on or organized according to tribes.

   a tribal society

Derived terms

• tribalism
• tribalist
• tribalistic

Translations

of or relating to tribes

• Arabic: قَبَلِيّ (qabaliyy)
• Catalan: tribal (ca)
• Galician: tribal
• Greek: φυλετικός (el) (fyletikós)
• Hebrew: שִׁבְטִי
• Italian: tribale
• Latin: gentilicius m, gentilicia f, gentilicium n, gentilicia f
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• Portuguese: tribal (pt)
• Romanian: tribal (ro)
• Russian: племенно́й (ru) (plemennój)
• Serbo-Croatian: plȅmenskī (sh)
• Spanish: tribal (es)
• Volapük: tribütik

based on or organized according to tribes

• Catalan: tribal (ca)
• Galician: tribal
• Greek: φυλετικός (el) (fyletikós)
• Portuguese: tribal (pt)
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• Romanian: tribal (ro)
• Russian: племенно́й (ru) (plemennój)
• Spanish: tribal (es)

Noun

tribal (plural tribals)

1. A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [tɾiˈβal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [tɾiˈbal]

Adjective

tribal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tribals)

1. tribal (of or pertaining to tribes)
2. tribal (based on or organized according to tribes)

Related terms

• tribu

Further reading

• “tribal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “tribal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “tribal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “tribal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Cebuano

Etymology

Similar vowel sounds of bright and tribe.

Adjective

tribal

1. bright; having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent

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French

Adjective

tribal (feminine tribale, masculine plural tribals or tribaux, feminine plural tribales)

1. tribal

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Galician

Adjective

tribal m or f (plural tribais)

1. tribal (of or pertaining to tribes)
2. tribal (based on or organized according to tribes)

Related terms

• tribo

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• tribual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾiˈbal/ [t̪ɾiˈβ̞al]

Adjective

tribal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tribales)

1. tribal (of or pertaining to tribes)
2. tribal (based on or organized according to tribes)

Related terms

• tribu

Further reading

• “tribal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014