matriarcal

Catalan

Etymology

From matriarca +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

matriarcal m or f (masculine and feminine plural matriarcals)

1. matriarchal

Related terms

• patriarcal

Further reading

• “matriarcal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “matriarcal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “matriarcal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

French

Etymology

Modelled after patriarcal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tʁi.jaʁ.kal/

• Audio:

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Adjective

matriarcal (feminine matriarcale, masculine plural matriarcaux, feminine plural matriarcales)

1. matriarchal

   Coordinate term: patriarcal

Related terms

• matriarcat

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

From matriarca +‎ -al.

Adjective

matriarcal m or f (plural matriarcais)

1. matriarchal

   Antonym: patriarcal

Related terms

• matriarcado

Portuguese

Etymology

From matriarca (“matriarch”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.tɾi.aʁˈkaw/ [ma.tɾɪ.ahˈkaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ma.tɾjaʁˈkaw/ [ma.tɾjahˈkaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.tɾi.aʁˈkaw/ [ma.tɾɪ.ahˈkaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ma.tɾjaʁˈkaw/ [ma.tɾjahˈkaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ma.tɾi.aɾˈkaw/ [ma.tɾɪ.aɾˈkaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ma.tɾjaɾˈkaw/ [ma.tɾjaɾˈkaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ma.tɾi.aʁˈkaw/ [ma.tɾɪ.aχˈkaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ma.tɾjaʁˈkaw/ [ma.tɾjaχˈkaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.tɾi.aɻˈkaw/ [ma.tɾɪ.aɻˈkaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ma.tɾjaɻˈkaw/ [ma.tɾjaɻˈkaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tɾi.ɐɾˈkal/ [mɐ.tɾi.ɐɾˈkaɫ], (faster pronunciation) /mɐ.tɾjɐɾˈkal/ [mɐ.tɾjɐɾˈkaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tɾi.ɐɾˈkal/ [mɐ.tɾi.ɐɾˈkaɫ], (faster pronunciation) /mɐ.tɾjɐɾˈkal/ [mɐ.tɾjɐɾˈkaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tɾi.ɐɾˈka.li/, (faster pronunciation) /mɐ.tɾjɐɾˈka.li/

• Hyphenation: ma‧tri‧ar‧cal

Adjective

matriarcal m or f (plural matriarcais)

1. matriarchal

   Antonym: patriarcal

Related terms

• matriarcado

Spanish

Etymology

From matriarca +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matɾjaɾˈkal/ [ma.t̪ɾjaɾˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ma‧triar‧cal

Adjective

matriarcal m or f (masculine and feminine plural matriarcales)

1. matriarchal

   Antonym: patriarcal

Related terms

• matriarcado

 

Further reading

• “matriarcal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16