hormonal

English

Etymology

hormone + -al

Pronunciation

Adjective

hormonal (comparative more hormonal, superlative most hormonal)

  1. (biochemistry) Pertaining to hormones.
  2. (colloquial) Of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle.
  3. Strongly affected by one's hormones.
    a hormonal teenage boy

Derived terms

Translations

French

Adjective

hormonal (feminine hormonale, masculine plural hormonaux, feminine plural hormonales)

  1. hormonal

Further reading

Interlingua

Adjective

hormonal (not comparable)

  1. hormonal

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /oʁ.moˈnaw/ [oɦ.moˈnaʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /oɾ.moˈnaw/ [oɾ.moˈnaʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /oʁ.moˈnaw/ [oʁ.moˈnaʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oɻ.moˈnaw/ [oɻ.moˈnaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔɾ.muˈnal/ [ɔɾ.muˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔɾ.muˈna.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: hor‧mo‧nal

Adjective

hormonal m or f (plural hormonais)

  1. hormonal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French hormonal. By surface analysis, hormon + -al.

Adjective

hormonal m or n (feminine singular hormonală, masculine plural hormonali, feminine and neuter plural hormonale)

  1. hormonal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾmoˈnal/ [oɾ.moˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: hor‧mo‧nal

Adjective

hormonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hormonales)

  1. hormonal

Derived terms

Further reading

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