virginal

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English virginal, from Middle French virginal, from Latin virginālis. The musical instrument is probably so called from being played by young girls. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪnəl/ === Adjective === virginal (comparative more virginal, superlative most virginal) Being or resembling a virgin. Uncontaminated or pure. (zoology) Parthenogenic. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === virginal (plural virginal or virginals) (music) A musical instrument in the harpsichord family. ==== Synonyms ==== pair of virginals ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === rivaling == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viʁ.ʒi.nal/ === Adjective === virginal (feminine virginale, masculine plural virginaux, feminine plural virginales) virginal === Noun === virginal m (plural virginaux) virginal === Further reading === “virginal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: vir‧gi‧nal === Adjective === virginal m or f (plural virginais) virginal (relating to virgins) virgin: immaculate; chaste; untouched Synonyms: virgem, casto, imaculado ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:virginal. ==== Related terms ==== virgem virgindade === Noun === virginal m (plural virginais) virginal (instrument) === Further reading === “virginal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “virginal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French virginal, from Latin virginalus. By surface analysis, virgină +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vir.d͡ʒiˈnal/ === Adjective === virginal m or n (feminine singular virginală, masculine plural virginali, feminine/neuter plural virginale) virginal ==== Declension ==== === References === “virginal”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biɾxiˈnal/ [biɾ.xiˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: vir‧gi‧nal === Adjective === virginal m or f (masculine and feminine plural virginales) virginal === Further reading === “virginal”, 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