conceitual
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.sej.tuˈaw/ [kõ.seɪ̯.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.sejˈtwaw/ [kõ.seɪ̯ˈtwaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.sɐjˈtwal/ [kõ.sɐjˈtwaɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.sejˈtwal/ [kõ.sejˈtwaɫ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.sejˈtwal/ [kõ.sejˈtwaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.seˈtwa.li/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: con‧cei‧tu‧al
Adjective
conceitual m or f (plural conceituais)
- conceptual
- of or relating to conceptualism (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Usage notes
The forms conceitual and conceptual are used in both Brazil and Portugal, while the spelling concetual, resulting from the Portuguese-Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990, represents a form exclusive to Portugal.
Derived terms
Related terms
- concepção
- concetualismo / conceptualismo
Further reading
- “conceitual”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “conceitual”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “conceitual”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
- “conceitual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “conceitual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025