rural

== English == === Etymology === From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹʊəɹəl/, /ˈɹɔːɹəl/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈɹɵːɹəl/, /ˈɹoːɹəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹʊɹəl/, /ˈɹɝ.əl/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɾʉɾəl/, [ˈɾʉːɾəl] (Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈɹuːɹəl/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˈɾuːɾal/, (nonstandard) /ˈɾuːa̯l/ Hyphenation: ru‧ral Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl === Adjective === rural (comparative more rural, superlative most rural) Relating to the countryside or to agriculture. Synonyms: campestral, landly (nonstandard) Antonyms: urban, suburban ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === rural (plural rurals) (obsolete) A person from the countryside; a rustic. ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === urlar == Asturian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin rūrālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ruˈɾal/ [ruˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ru‧ral === Adjective === rural (epicene, plural rurales) rural Antonym: urbanu == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin rūrālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ruˈɾal] Hyphenation: ru‧ral === Adjective === rural m or f (masculine and feminine plural rurals) rural Antonym: urbà === Further reading === “rural”, 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 “rural”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “rural” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “rural”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French rural, a borrowing from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁy.ʁal/ Hyphenation: ru‧ral === Adjective === rural (feminine rurale, masculine plural ruraux, feminine plural rurales) rural Synonym: champêtre Antonym: urbain ==== Derived terms ==== ruralité ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “rural”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin rūrālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ruˈɾal/ [ruˈɾɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: ru‧ral === Adjective === rural m or f (plural rurais) rural Antonym: urbano === Further reading === “rural”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁuˈʁaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === rural (strong nominative masculine singular ruraler, comparative ruraler, superlative am ruralsten) (dated, learned) rural Synonym: ländlich ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin ruralis. === Adjective === rural (neuter singular ruralt, definite singular and plural rurale) rural ==== Synonyms ==== landlig === References === “rural” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin ruralis. === Adjective === rural (neuter singular ruralt, definite singular and plural rurale) rural ==== Synonyms ==== landleg === References === “rural” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis. === Adjective === rural m (oblique and nominative feminine singular rurale) rural ==== Descendants ==== → English: rural French: rural == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ryˈral/ Rhymes: -al === Adjective === rural rural == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: ru‧ral === Adjective === rural m or f (plural rurais) rural ==== Derived terms ==== ruralmente === Further reading === “rural”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “rural”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French rural. === Adjective === rural m or n (feminine singular rurală, masculine plural rurali, feminine/neuter plural rurale) rural ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ruˈɾal/ [ruˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ru‧ral === Adjective === rural m or f (masculine and feminine plural rurales) rural Antonym: urbano === Noun === rural f (in Uruguay) m or f (in Argentina) (plural rurales) (Rioplatense) station wagon (US, Australia); estate car (UK) Synonyms: familiar, (Colombia, Venezuela) camioneta, (Mexico) guayín, (Spain) ranchera, (Spain) rubia, (Chile, Peru, Puerto Rico) station wagon, (Bolivia, Mexico) vagoneta ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “rural”, 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