bracteal
English
Etymology
From Latin bractea + -al.[1] By surface analysis, bractea (“bract”) + -al.
Adjective
bracteal (comparative more bracteal, superlative most bracteal)
- Having the nature or appearance of a bract.
- Synonym: bractiform
- (botany) Relating to bracts.
Translations
References
- “bracteal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ “bracteal, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾa.ki.teˈaw/ [bɾa.ki.teˈaʊ̯], /bɾak.teˈaw/ [bɾak.teˈaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾak.teˈaw/ [bɾak.teˈaʊ̯], /bɾa.ki.teˈaw/ [bɾa.ki.teˈaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɐˈktjal/ [bɾɐˈktjaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɐˈktja.li/
- Hyphenation: brac‧te‧al
Adjective
bracteal m or f (plural bracteais)
Further reading
- “bracteal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “bracteal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French bractéal.
Adjective
bracteal m or n (feminine singular bracteală, masculine plural bracteali, feminine/neuter plural bracteale)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | bracteal | bracteală | bracteali | bracteale | |||
| definite | bractealul | bracteala | bractealii | bractealele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | bracteal | bracteale | bracteali | bracteale | |||
| definite | bractealului | bractealei | bractealilor | bractealelor | ||||