trimestral

English

Etymology

From trimester + -al.

Adjective

trimestral (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of trimesters or the use thereof.
    The school found that a trimestral system mitigated some of the problems caused by its high student turnover.

Usage notes

  • This adjective is disproportionately used by Spanish speakers, who use it to translate Spanish trimestral.

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾimɛsˈtɾal/ [t̪ɾi.mɛs̺ˈt̪ɾɑɫ]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: tri‧mes‧tral

Adjective

trimestral m or f (plural trimestrais)

  1. lasting three months
  2. occurring at intervals of about three months

Derived terms

Further reading

Piedmontese

Adjective

trimestral

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Portuguese

Etymology

From trimestre + -al.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾi.mesˈtɾaw/ [tɾi.mesˈtɾaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾi.mɨʃˈtɾal/ [tɾi.mɨʃˈtɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾi.mɨʃˈtɾa.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: tri‧mes‧tral

Adjective

trimestral m or f (plural trimestrais, not comparable)

  1. trimonthly; quarterly (occurring at intervals of three months)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • trimestral” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾimesˈtɾal/ [t̪ɾi.mesˈt̪ɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: tri‧mes‧tral

Adjective

trimestral m or f (masculine and feminine plural trimestrales)

  1. trimestral

Derived terms

Further reading

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