infernal

== English == === Alternative forms === infernall (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle French infernal, from Medieval Latin infernalis, from Latin īnfernus, from īnferum (“netherworld, underworld, hell”), equivalent to inferno +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəl/ (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɝnəl/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl === Adjective === infernal (comparative more infernal, superlative most infernal) Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish. (by extension) Of or relating to a fire or inferno. Stygian, gloomy. Diabolical or fiendish. (as an expletive) Very annoying; damned. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “of or relating to hell”): heavenly (antonym(s) of “of or relating to hell, underworld or fire”): celestial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== inferno ==== Translations ==== === Noun === infernal (plural infernals) An inhabitant of the infernal regions, a demon. === References === “infernal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnfernālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fɛʁ.nal/ === Adjective === infernal (feminine infernale, masculine plural infernaux, feminine plural infernales) (relational) hell; infernal (figuratively) infernal, hellish, awful, terrible ==== Related terms ==== enfer === Further reading === “infernal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin infernālis. === Adjective === infernal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular infernale) infernal (relating to hell) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: infernal French: infernal Norman: înfèrna == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: in‧fer‧nal === Adjective === infernal m or f (plural infernais) (Christianity) hellish; infernal (from or relating to hell) diabolical; evil; infernal Synonyms: mau, diabólico, maldoso ==== Derived terms ==== infernalmente ==== Related terms ==== inferno === Further reading === “infernal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French infernal, from Latin infernalis. By surface analysis, infern +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === infernal m or n (feminine singular infernală, masculine plural infernali, feminine/neuter plural infernale) infernal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin īnfernālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /infeɾˈnal/ [ĩɱ.feɾˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: in‧fer‧nal === Adjective === infernal m or f (masculine and feminine plural infernales) (relational) hell; infernal (of or relating to hell) infernal, hellish (diabolical, fiendish) infernal, hellish, hellacious, hell of (very annoying, damned) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “infernal”, 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