conventual
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Medieval Latin conventuālis, from Latin conventus (“convent”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(UK) IPA(key): /kənˈvɛntjuːəl/
(General American) IPA(key): /kənˈvɛnt͡ʃuəl/
=== Adjective ===
conventual (comparative more conventual, superlative most conventual)
Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic.
==== Synonyms ====
conventical
==== Derived terms ====
=== Noun ===
conventual (plural conventuals)
A member of a convent.
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin conventuālis, from Latin conventus (“convent”). By surface analysis, convento + -ual.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
Hyphenation: con‧ven‧tu‧al
=== Adjective ===
conventual m or f (plural conventuais)
conventual (pertaining to a convent)
doces conventuais ― conventual sweets
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“conventual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“conventual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kombenˈtwal/ [kõm.bẽn̪ˈt̪wal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: con‧ven‧tual
=== Adjective ===
conventual m or f (masculine and feminine plural conventuales)
conventual (pertaining to a convent)
=== Further reading ===
“conventual”, 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