causal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”), equivalent to cause +‎ -al, see cause. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.zəl/, [ˈkʰoː.z̥əl] (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.zəl/, [kʰɒː.z̥əl] (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.zəl/ Rhymes: -ɔːzəl === Adjective === causal (comparative more causal, superlative most causal) Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing. ==== Usage notes ==== See usage notes at causally. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== cause causal-final causality causation ==== Translations ==== === Noun === causal (plural causals) (grammar) A word (such as because) that expresses a reason or a cause. ==== Further reading ==== “causal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “causal”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Calusa, casual, casula == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa. === Adjective === causal m or f (masculine and feminine plural causals) causal ==== Related terms ==== causa == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ko.zal/ Homophones: causale, causales === Adjective === causal (feminine causale, masculine plural causaux, feminine plural causales) causal === Further reading === “causal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin causālis. By surface analysis, causa +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: cau‧sal === Adjective === causal m or f (plural causais) causal (of, relating to or being a cause of something) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === causal f (plural causais) reason, motive Synonyms: motivo, razão clipping of conjunção causal (“causal conjunction”) === Further reading === “causal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “causal”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “causal” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “causal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “causal”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “causal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 === Anagrams === casual == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kauˈsal/ [kau̯ˈsal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: cau‧sal === Adjective === causal m or f (masculine and feminine plural causales) causal === Noun === causal f (plural causales) (uncommon) reason or motive for something; grounds === Related terms === === Further reading === “causal”, 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