sacral

English

Etymology

From Modern Latin sacralis, from Latin sacrum (sacred, holy) + -alis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseɪkɹəl/, /ˈsækɹəl/
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  • Rhymes: -ækɹəl

Adjective

sacral (comparative more sacral, superlative most sacral)

  1. (anatomy) Of the sacrum.
  2. Sacred.
    • 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 877:
      An old site with sacral connotations.
    • 2005, Richard Oliver Collin, Revolutionary scripts: the politics of writing systems:
      Compromise is awkward when religion is involved, and the several South Asian writing systems are considered sacral.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

sacral (plural sacrals)

  1. Any of the sacral bones that make up the sacrum.

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

sacral (feminine sacrale, masculine plural sacraux, feminine plural sacrales)

  1. sacral (clarification of this definition is needed)

Further reading

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sacral. By surface analysis, sacru + -al.

Adjective

sacral m or n (feminine singular sacrală, masculine plural sacrali, feminine and neuter plural sacrale)

  1. sacral

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈkɾal/ [saˈkɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: sa‧cral

Adjective

sacral m or f (masculine and feminine plural sacrales)

  1. sacral (sacred)
    Synonyms: sagrado, sacro

Further reading

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