viril

See also: vířil

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [biˈɾil]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [viˈɾil]

Adjective

viril m or f (masculine and feminine plural virils)

1. virile, masculine

   Synonym: masculí

   Antonym: femení

Derived terms

• virilitat

See also

• mascle

Further reading

• “viril” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin virīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viriːl/, [viˈʁiːˀl]

Adjective

viril

1. virile

Inflection

Inflection of viril
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	viril	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	virilt	—	—2
Plural	virile	—	—2
Definite attributive1	virile	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• virilisere
• virilitet

French

Etymology

From Latin virīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.ʁil/

Adjective

viril (feminine virile, masculine plural virils, feminine plural viriles)

1. virile
2. manly, masculine

   Synonym: masculin

   Antonym: féminin

Derived terms

• virilité

Further reading

• “viril”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Derived from Latin vir (“man”).

Adjective

viril (masculine and feminine viril, neuter virilt, definite singular and plural virile, comparative virilere, indefinite superlative virilest, definite superlative virileste)

1. virile

References

• “viril” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Derived from Latin vir (“man”).

Adjective

viril (neuter virilt, definite singular and plural virile, comparative virilare, indefinite superlative virilast, definite superlative virilaste)

1. virile

References

• “viril” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin virīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈril/

Adjective

viril

1. virile

Related terms

• virilità

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virīlis. Doublet of virilha.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈɾiw/ [viˈɾiʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈɾil/ [viˈɾiɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈɾil/ [viˈɾiɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈɾil/ [biˈɾiɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈɾi.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
• Hyphenation: vi‧ril

Adjective

viril m or f (plural viris)

1. virile

   Synonyms: masculino, varonil

   Antonym: feminino

Derived terms

• virilidade

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French viril, from Latin virīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈril/
• Hyphenation: vi‧ril

Adjective

viril m or n (feminine singular virilă, masculine plural virili, feminine and neuter plural virile)

1. virile, masculine

   Synonyms: bărbătesc, masculin

   Antonyms: femeiesc, feminin

Declension

Declension of viril

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	viril		virilă	virili	virile
	definite	virilul		virila	virilii	virilele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	viril		virile	virili	virile
	definite	virilului		virilei	virilelor	virililor

Derived terms

• virilitate

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin virīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈɾil/ [biˈɾil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: vi‧ril

Adjective

viril m or f (masculine and feminine plural viriles)

1. (relational) male

   Synonyms: macho, masculino, varonil

   Antonym: femenino

2. virile, manly

   Synonyms: macho, masculino

   Antonym: femenino

Derived terms

• edad viril
• miembro viril
• virilmente

 

Related terms

• virilidad

 

Further reading

• “viril”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Adjective

viril (comparative virilare, superlative virilast)

1. virile

Declension

Inflection of viril
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	viril	virilare	virilast
Neuter singular	virilt	virilare	virilast
Plural	virila	virilare	virilast
Masculine plural3	virile	virilare	virilast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	virile	virilare	virilaste
All	virila	virilare	virilaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• virilitet (“virility”)

References

• viril in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• viril in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• viril in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)