preferencial

Portuguese

Etymology

From preferência +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.fe.ɾẽ.siˈaw/ [pɾe.fe.ɾẽ.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pɾe.fe.ɾẽˈsjaw/ [pɾe.fe.ɾẽˈsjaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.fɨ.ɾẽˈsjal/ [pɾɨ.fɨ.ɾẽˈsjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.fɨ.ɾẽˈsjal/ [pɾɨ.fɨ.ɾẽˈsjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.fɨ.ɾẽˈsja.li/

• Hyphenation: pre‧fe‧ren‧ci‧al

Adjective

preferencial m or f (plural preferenciais)

1. preferential

Derived terms

• preferencialmente

 

Further reading

• “preferencial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “preferencial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From preferencia +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾefeɾenˈθjal/ [pɾe.fe.ɾẽn̟ˈθjal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾefeɾenˈsjal/ [pɾe.fe.ɾẽnˈsjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pre‧fe‧ren‧cial

Adjective

preferencial m or f (masculine and feminine plural preferenciales)

1. preferential

Derived terms

• preferencialmente

 

Further reading

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