monumental

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛntəl/ === Adjective === monumental (comparative more monumental, superlative most monumental) In the manner of a monument. Large, grand and imposing. Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete. a monumental task (archaeology) Relating to monuments. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [mu.nu.mənˈtal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [mo.nu.mənˈtal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [mo.nu.menˈtal] === Adjective === monumental m or f (masculine and feminine plural monumentals) monumental ==== Derived terms ==== monumentalisme monumentalitat === Further reading === “monumental”, 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 “monumental”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “monumental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “monumental”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Danish == === Etymology === From monument (“monument”) +‎ -al, from French monumental, from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum (“reminder, monument”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /monuməntaːl/, [monumənˈtˢæːˀl] === Adjective === monumental monumental (large, grand and imposing) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== grandios storslået === References === “monumental” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum. By surface analysis, monument +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔ.ny.mɑ̃.tal/ === Adjective === monumental (feminine monumentale, masculine plural monumentaux, feminine plural monumentales) monumental ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “monumental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis. === Adjective === monumental m or f (plural monumentais) monumental ==== Derived terms ==== monumentalidade === Further reading === “monumental”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == German == === Etymology === From Late Latin monumentālis, via French monumental. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /monumɛnˈtaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === monumental (strong nominative masculine singular monumentaler, comparative monumentaler, superlative am monumentalsten) monumental ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Monumentalbau === Further reading === “monumental” in Duden online “monumental”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) == Lombard == === Pronunciation === (Milanese) IPA(key): /monymẽːtɒːl/ === Adjective === monumental (plural monumentai) monumental == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Late Latin monumentālis, via French monumental. === Adjective === monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale) monumental ==== Related terms ==== monument === References === “monumental” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Late Latin monumentālis, via French monumental. === Adjective === monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale) monumental ==== Related terms ==== monument === References === “monumental” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: mo‧nu‧men‧tal === Adjective === monumental m or f (plural monumentais) monumental Synonym: monumentoso ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== monumento === Further reading === “monumental”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “monumental”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Alternative forms === монументал (monumental) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin monumentalis or French monumental or Italian monumentale. By surface analysis, monument +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mo.nu.menˈtal/ Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: mo‧nu‧men‧tal === Adjective === monumental m or n (feminine singular monumentală, masculine plural monumentali, feminine/neuter plural monumentale) monumental ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “monumental”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin monumentālis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monumento +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /monumenˈtal/ [mo.nu.mẽn̪ˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: mo‧nu‧men‧tal === Adjective === monumental m or f (masculine and feminine plural monumentales) monumental ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “monumental”, 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