irracional

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin irratiōnālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iraθjoˈnal/, [i.ra.θjoˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: i‧rra‧cio‧nal

Adjective

irracional (epicene, plural irracionales)

1. irrational (unfounded or nonsensical)

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin irratiōnālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [i.rə.si.uˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [i.rə.si.oˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [i.ra.si.oˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: ir‧ra‧ci‧o‧nal

Adjective

irracional m or f (masculine and feminine plural irracionals)

1. irrational

   Antonym: racional

Derived terms

• irracionalitat
• irracionalment
• nombre irracional

Further reading

• “irracional” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin irratiōnālis.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /iraθjoˈnal/ [i.ra.θjoˈnɑɫ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /iraθjoˈnal/ [i.ra.θjoˈnɑɫ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /irasjoˈnal/ [i.ra.sjoˈnɑɫ]

• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: i‧rra‧cio‧nal

Adjective

irracional m or f (plural irracionais)

1. irrational, absurd

   Antonym: racional

Derived terms

• irracionalidade
• irracionalmente

Further reading

• “irracional”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin irratiōnālis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁa.si.oˈnaw/ [i.ha.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁa.sjoˈnaw/ [i.ha.sjoˈnaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁa.si.oˈnaw/ [i.ha.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁa.sjoˈnaw/ [i.ha.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /i.ʁa.si.oˈnaw/ [i.χa.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /i.ʁa.sjoˈnaw/ [i.χa.sjoˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɐ.sjuˈnal/ [i.ʁɐ.sjuˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɐ.sjuˈnal/ [i.ʁɐ.sjuˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɐ.sjuˈna.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: ir‧ra‧ci‧o‧al

Adjective

irracional m or f (plural irracionais, comparable, comparative mais irracional, superlative o mais irracional or irracionalíssimo)

1. (comparable) not rational; irrational; unfounded; nonsensical; absurd
2. (not comparable, of a living being) that is of a non-human species, thus inherently not rational; nonhuman and irrational
3. (not comparable, of a real number) that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers

Derived terms

• irracionalidade
• irracionalmente

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin irratiōnālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /iraθjoˈnal/ [i.ra.θjoˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /irasjoˈnal/ [i.ra.sjoˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: i‧rra‧cio‧nal

Adjective

irracional m or f (masculine and feminine plural irracionales)

1. irrational, absurd

   Antonym: racional

Derived terms

• irracionalidad
• irracionalismo
• irracionalmente
• número irracional

 

Further reading

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