insubstancial
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin substantiālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
insubstancial m or f (masculine and feminine plural insubstancials)
- insubstantial
- Antonym: substancial
Related terms
Further reading
- “insubstancial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ [ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ [ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsjaʊ̯], /ĩ.subs.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ [ĩ.subs.tɐ̃.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.subs.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ [ĩ.subs.tɐ̃ˈsjaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.su.biʃ.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ [ĩ.su.biʃ.tɐ̃.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.su.biʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ [ĩ.su.biʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjaʊ̯], /ĩ.subʃ.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ [ĩ.subʃ.tɐ̃.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.subʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ [ĩ.subʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.subs.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ [ĩ.subs.tɐ̃.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.subs.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ [ĩ.subs.tɐ̃ˈsjaʊ̯], /ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈaw/ [ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/ [ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsjaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.subʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjal/ [ĩ.suβʃ.tɐ̃ˈsjaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.subʃ.tɐ̃ˈsja.li/ [ĩ.suβʃ.tɐ̃ˈsja.li]
- Hyphenation: in‧subs‧tan‧ci‧al
Adjective
insubstancial m or f (plural insubstanciais)
- insubstantial (not real or strong enough)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /insubstanˈθjal/ [ĩn.suβ̞s.t̪ãn̟ˈθjal] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /insubstanˈsjal/ [ĩn.suβ̞s.t̪ãnˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: in‧subs‧tan‧cial
Adjective
insubstancial m or f (masculine and feminine plural insubstanciales)
Further reading
- “insubstancial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024