excepcional

Catalan

Etymology

From excepció +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ək.səp.si.uˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ək.səp.si.oˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ek.sep.si.oˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

excepcional m or f (masculine and feminine plural excepcionals)

1. exceptional

Derived terms

• excepcionalment
• excepcionalitat

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

From excepción +‎ -al.

Adjective

excepcional m or f (plural excepcionais)

1. exceptional, special
2. extraordinary, unusual

Derived terms

• excepcionalidade
• excepcionalmente

Further reading

• “excepcional” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.
• “excepcional”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “excepcional”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• excecional (Portugal)

Etymology

From French exceptionnel, or Latin exceptiō, exceptiōnem +‎ -al. Compare exceção.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.sep.si.oˈnaw/ [e.sep.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /e.sep.sjoˈnaw/ [e.sep.sjoˈnaʊ̯]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: ex‧cep‧ci‧o‧nal

Adjective

excepcional m or f (plural excepcionais) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. exceptional, special
2. extraordinary, unusual

Derived terms

• excepcionalidade
• excepcionalmente

Noun

excepcional m or f by sense (plural excepcionais) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. (Brazil) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Further reading

• “excepcional”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “excepcional”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “excepcional” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “excepcional”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “excepcional”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “excepcional”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From excepción +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /eɡsθebθjoˈnal/ [eɣ̞s.θeβ̞.θjoˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eɡsebsjoˈnal/ [eɣ̞.seβ̞.sjoˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ex‧cep‧cio‧nal

Adjective

excepcional m or f (masculine and feminine plural excepcionales)

1. exceptional

Derived terms

• excepcionalidad
• excepcionalmente

 

Further reading

• “excepcional”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10