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See also: cérébral

English

WOTD – 15 November 2009

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain”); equivalent to cerebrum +‎ -al.

Adjective

cerebral (comparative more cerebral, superlative most cerebral)

  1. (anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
    Synonyms: brainial (uncommon), brainy (rare)
  2. Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.
    Coordinate term: visceral
    • 2024 September 19, James Miller, “Karl Marx, Weirder Than Ever”, in The New York Times Book Review‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      Certainly, “Capital” is a cerebral read and the dangers of the world Marx lived in are not all the same as ours.
      (Can we archive this URL?)
    • 2025 April 13, Simon Romero, “Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel-Winning Peruvian Novelist, Dies at 89”, in The New York Times‎:
      His cerebral candidacy, inspired by European and North American political and economic philosophers, and his very appearance, with his light-colored skin, trim physique and penchant for preppy sweaters, contrasted with an electorate largely made up of impoverished Quechua-speaking people and Spanish-speaking mestizos.
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Translations

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Sanskrit मूर्धन्य (mūrdhanya, “pertaining to the head”).

Adjective

cerebral (comparative more cerebral, superlative most cerebral)

  1. (linguistics, obsolete) Retroflex.
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Asturian

Etymology

cerebru +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θeɾeˈbɾal/ [θe.ɾeˈβ̞ɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ce‧re‧bral

Adjective

cerebral (epicene, plural cerebrales)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) cerebral

Catalan

Etymology

A learned formation from the root of Latin cerebrum and the suffix -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cerebral m or f (masculine and feminine plural cerebrals)

  1. cerebral

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Danish

Etymology

From French cérébral (“cerebral”), from Latin cerebrum (“brain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /serəbraːl/, [serəˈb̥ʁɑːˀl]

Adjective

cerebral

  1. cerebral (of, or relating to the brain)

Inflection

More information positive, comparative ...

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From cérebro +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.ɾɨˈbɾal/ [sɨ.ɾɨˈβɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.ɾɨˈbɾa.li/ [sɨ.ɾɨˈβɾa.li]

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: ce‧re‧bral

Adjective

cerebral m or f (plural cerebrais)

  1. (relational) brain, cerebral cortex; cerebral

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cérébral.

Adjective

cerebral m or n (feminine singular cerebrală, masculine plural cerebrali, feminine and neuter plural cerebrale)

  1. cerebral

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
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Spanish

Etymology

From cerebro +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cerebral m or f (masculine and feminine plural cerebrales)

  1. cerebral

Derived terms

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Swedish

Adjective

cerebral (comparative mer cerebral, superlative mest cerebral)

  1. (anatomy) cerebral
  2. intellectual (rather than emotional)

Declension

More information Indefinite, positive ...

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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