esencial

Galician

Alternative forms

• essencial (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɛsɛnˈθjal/ [ɛ.s̺ɛn̪ˈθjɑɫ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ɛsɛnˈθjal/ [ɛ.s̺ɛn̪ˈθjɑɫ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ɛsɛnˈsjal/ [ɛ.sɛnˈsjɑɫ]

 

• IPA^(key): /ɛsenˈθjal/ [ɛ.s̺en̪ˈθjɑɫ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ɛsenˈθjal/ [ɛ.s̺en̪ˈθjɑɫ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ɛsenˈsjal/ [ɛ.senˈsjɑɫ]

• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: e‧sen‧cial

Adjective

esencial m or f (plural esenciais)

1. essential, necessary

Further reading

• “esencial”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin essentiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /esenˈθjal/ [e.sẽn̟ˈθjal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /esenˈsjal/ [e.sẽnˈsjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: e‧sen‧cial

Adjective

esencial m or f (masculine and feminine plural esenciales)

1. essential

Derived terms

• aceite esencial
• aminoácido esencial
• esencialismo
• esencialista
• esencialmente
• temblor esencial

 

Related terms

• esencia
• esencialidad

 

Further reading

• “esencial”, 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