viril

See also: vířil

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [biˈɾil]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [viˈɾil]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

viril m or f (masculine and feminine plural virils)

1. virile, masculine

   Synonym: masculí

   Antonym: femení

Derived terms

• virilitat

See also

• mascle

Further reading

• “viril”, 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

Danish

Etymology

From Latin virīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viriːl/, [viˈʁiːˀl]

Adjective

viril

1. virile

Inflection

Inflection of viril

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	viril	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	virilt	—	—2
plural	virile	—	—2
definite attributive1	virile	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• virilisere
• virilitet

French

Etymology

From Latin virīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.ʁil/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Adjective

viril (feminine virile, masculine plural virils, feminine plural viriles)

1. virile
2. manly, masculine

   Synonym: masculin

   Antonym: féminin

Derived terms

• virilité

Further reading

• “viril”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Derived from Latin vir (“man”).

Adjective

viril (masculine and feminine viril, neuter virilt, definite singular and plural virile, comparative virilere, indefinite superlative virilest, definite superlative virileste)

1. virile

References

• “viril” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Derived from Latin vir (“man”).

Adjective

viril (neuter virilt, definite singular and plural virile, comparative virilare, indefinite superlative virilast, definite superlative virilaste)

1. virile

References

• “viril” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin virīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈril/

Adjective

viril

1. virile

Related terms

• virilità

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virīlis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈɾiw/ [viˈɾiʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈɾil/ [viˈɾiɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈɾil/ [viˈɾiɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈɾil/ [biˈɾiɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈɾi.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
• Hyphenation: vi‧ril

Adjective

viril m or f (plural viris)

1. virile

   Synonyms: masculino, varonil

   Antonym: feminino

Derived terms

• virilidade

Related terms

• virilha

Further reading

• “viril”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “viril” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “viril”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French viril, from Latin virīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈril/
• Hyphenation: vi‧ril

Adjective

viril m or n (feminine singular virilă, masculine plural virili, feminine/neuter plural virile)

1. virile, masculine

   Synonyms: bărbătesc, masculin

   Antonyms: femeiesc, feminin

Declension

Declension of viril

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	viril		virilă	virili	virile
	definite	virilul		virila	virilii	virilele
genitive- dative	indefinite	viril		virile	virili	virile
	definite	virilului		virilei	virililor	virilelor

Derived terms

• virilitate

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin virīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈɾil/ [biˈɾil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: vi‧ril

Adjective

viril m or f (masculine and feminine plural viriles)

1. (relational) male

   Synonyms: macho, masculino, varonil

   Antonym: femenino

2. virile, manly

   Synonyms: macho, masculino

   Antonym: femenino

Derived terms

• edad viril
• miembro viril
• virilmente

Related terms

• virilidad

Further reading

• “viril”, 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

Swedish

Adjective

viril (comparative virilare, superlative virilast)

1. virile

Declension

Inflection of viril

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	viril	virilare	virilast
neuter singular	virilt	virilare	virilast
plural	virila	virilare	virilast
masculine plural2	virile	virilare	virilast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	virile	virilare	virilaste
all	virila	virilare	virilaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• virilitet (“virility”)

References

• “viril”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “viril”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “viril”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)