mundial

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin mundiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [mun.diˈal]

Adjective

mundial m or f (masculine and feminine plural mundials)

1. global

Derived terms

• mundialment
• Nou Ordre Mundial

Noun

mundial m (plural mundials)

1. world cup

Further reading

• “mundial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “mundial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “mundial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “mundial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese mundial and Spanish mundial.

Adjective

mundial

1. global

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mundial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmun.djal/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -undjal
• Syllabification: mun‧dial

Noun

mundial m inan

1. (colloquial) FIFA World Cup

Declension

Declension of mundial

	singular	plural
nominative	mundial	mundiale
genitive	mundialu	mundiali/mundialów
dative	mundialowi	mundialom
accusative	mundial	mundiale
instrumental	mundialem	mundialami
locative	mundialu	mundialach
vocative	mundialu	mundiale

Derived terms

• mundialowy

 

Further reading

• mundial in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• mundial in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin mundiālis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mũ.d͡ʒiˈaw/ [mũ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /mũˈd͡ʒjaw/ [mũˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mũˈdjal/ [mũˈdjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mũˈdjal/ [mũˈdjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mũˈdja.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: mun‧di‧al

Adjective

mundial m or f (plural mundiais)

1. global

   Synonym: global

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:mundial.

Derived terms

• mundialmente

 

Noun

mundial m (plural mundiais)

1. world cup

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:mundial.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin mundiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /munˈdjal/ [mũn̪ˈd̪jal]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: mun‧dial

Adjective

mundial m or f (masculine and feminine plural mundiales)

1. related to all the parts of the world; global

   Synonym: global

Derived terms

• Banco Mundial
• Copa Mundial
• en el mundo mundial
• guerra mundial
• mundialmente
• Organización Mundial del Comercio

 

Noun

mundial m or f same meaning (plural mundiales)

1. FIFA World Cup Ellipsis of Copa mundial., Campeonato mundial

   Synonyms: copa mundial, copa del mundo

Usage notes

• Since copa is feminine but campeonato is masculine, mundial can be treated either as a feminine or a masculine noun, depending on the region. For example, in Mexico mundial is masculine (e.g. voy a ver el mundial).

Related terms

• mundo

 

Further reading

• “mundial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28