excecional

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French exceptionnel, or Latin exceptiō, exceptiōnem + -al. Compare exceção.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [ɐjʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (natural pronunciation) /ɐj.ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [ɐj.ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (natural pronunciation) /(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [ejʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (natural pronunciation) /ej.ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [ej.ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (natural pronunciation) /(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [ejʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (natural pronunciation) /ej.ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [ej.ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (natural pronunciation) /(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /eʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [eʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (natural pronunciation) /e.ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [e.ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i)ʃ.sɛ.sjuˈnaɫ], (natural pronunciation) /(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnal/ [(i).ʃɛ.sjuˈnaɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al
  • Hyphenation: ex‧ce‧ci‧o‧nal

Adjective

excecional m or f (plural excecionais) (European spelling)

  1. exceptional, special
  2. extraordinary, unusual

Further reading

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