arterial
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From artery + -al.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Adjective ===
arterial (not comparable)
Of or relating to an artery.
(of a route, road or street) Major, important.
==== Derived terms ====
==== Translations ====
=== Noun ===
arterial (plural arterials)
A high-capacity urban road.
==== Hyponyms ====
==== Coordinate terms ====
==== Translations ====
== Asturian ==
=== Etymology ===
From arteria + -al.
=== Adjective ===
arterial (epicene, plural arteriales)
arterial
=== Further reading ===
“arterial”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From artèria + -al.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.tə.ɾiˈal]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [aɾ.te.ɾiˈal]
=== Adjective ===
arterial m or f (masculine and feminine plural arterials)
arterial
=== Further reading ===
“arterial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From arteria + -al.
=== Adjective ===
arterial m or f (plural arteriais)
arterial
=== Further reading ===
“arterial”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
“arterial”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== Interlingua ==
=== Adjective ===
arterial (not comparable)
arterial, pertaining to the arteries
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From artéria + -al.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -aw, -al
Hyphenation: ar‧te‧ri‧al
=== Adjective ===
arterial m or f (plural arteriais, not comparable)
arterial (relating to blood arteries)
arterial (relating to arterial roads)
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“arterial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“arterial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French artériel. By surface analysis, arterie + -al or arteră + -ial.
=== Adjective ===
arterial m or n (feminine singular arterială, masculine plural arteriali, feminine/neuter plural arteriale)
arterial
==== Declension ====
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From arteria + -al.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aɾteˈɾjal/ [aɾ.t̪eˈɾjal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: ar‧te‧rial
=== Adjective ===
arterial m or f (masculine and feminine plural arteriales)
arterial; relating to an artery
Synonym: arterioso
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“arterial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025