speciale
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: spe‧ci‧ale
Adjective
speciale
- inflection of speciaal:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
Esperanto
Etymology
From speciala (“special”, adjective) + -e (“-ly”, adverbial suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spet͡siˈale/
- Rhymes: -ale
- Hyphenation: spe‧ci‧al‧e
Adverb
speciale
- particularly; specially (for a special purpose)
- 1903, Ludoviko Lazaro Zamenhofo, “VI [6]: Artikoloj pri Esperanto: El la unua libro de la lingvo Esperanto [VI [6]: Articles about Esperanto: From the first book of the Esperanto language]”, in Fundamenta Krestomatio de la lingvo Esperanto [Fundamental Chrestomathy of the Esperanto language][1], 2. edition, Parizo: Hachette et Compagnie, published 1905:
- Mi ne parolos tie ĉi vaste pri tio, kian grandegan signifon havus por la homaro la enkonduko de unu komune akceptita lingvo internacia, kiu prezentus egalrajtan propraĵon de la tuta mondo, apartenante speciale al neniu el la ekzistantaj nacioj.
- I will not speak here at length about the enormous significance for humanity of the introduction of one commonly accepted international language, which would represent an equal property of the entire world, belonging particularly to none of the existing nations.
Further reading
- “speciale”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997
Italian
Etymology
From Latin speciālis (“specific”, “particular”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /speˈt͡ʃa.le/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ale
- Hyphenation: spe‧cià‧le
Adjective
speciale m or f (plural speciali, superlative specialissimo)
- special
- particular, peculiar
- (relational) (top)-quality; premium, outstanding
- curious, singular
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Noun
speciale m (plural speciali)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [spɛ.kiˈaː.ɫɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [spe.t͡ʃiˈaː.le]
- Hyphenation: spe‧ci‧ā‧le
Adjective
speciāle
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of speciālis
References
- "speciale", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Middle French
Adjective
speciale
- feminine singular of special
Romanian
Adjective
speciale
- feminine and neuter plural of special