carnal
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Latin carnālis (“fleshly, of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹnəl/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nəl
Adjective
carnal (comparative more carnal, superlative most carnal)
- Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites.
- Worldly or earthly; temporal.
- Of or relating to the body or flesh.
Derived terms
- carnally
- carnal knowledge
Related terms
- incarnate
- incarnation
- reincarnate
- reincarnation
Translations
relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites
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worldly or earthly; temporal
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of or relating to the body or flesh
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Further reading
- carnal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- carnal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin carnālis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kəɾˈnal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kərˈnal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kaɾˈnal/
Adjective
carnal (masculine and feminine plural carnals)
- carnal (relating to the physical, especially sexual, appetites)
- consanguineous (descending from the same ancestor)
- germà carnal
- blood brother
Related terms
- carn
- carnalitat
Further reading
- “carnal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “carnal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “carnal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “carnal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /karˈnal/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
carnal
- carnal
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese carnal, from Latin carnālis (“of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”). By surface analysis, carne + -al.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁˈnaw/ [kaɦˈnaʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaɾˈnaw/ [kaɾˈnaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʁˈnaw/ [kaʁˈnaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɻˈnaw/ [kaɻˈnaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾˈnal/ [kɐɾˈnaɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: car‧nal
Adjective
carnal m or f (plural carnais)
- carnal (relating to the physical, especially sexual, appetites)
- (religion) carnal; earthly; worldly (concerned with human matters)
- Synonym: terreno
- Antonym: espiritual
- consanguineous (descending from the same ancestor)
- Synonym: consanguíneo
- irmão carnal ― blood brother.
Derived terms
- carnalmente
Related terms
- carnalidade
- carnalizar
- carne
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin carnalis.
Adjective
carnal m or n (feminine singular carnală, masculine plural carnali, feminine and neuter plural carnale)
- fleshly
- carnal
Declension
Declension of carnal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | carnal | carnală | carnali | carnale | ||
definite | carnalul | carnala | carnalii | carnalele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | carnal | carnale | carnali | carnale | ||
definite | carnalului | carnalei | carnalilor | carnalelor |
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin carnālis (“fleshly, of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾˈnal/ [kaɾˈnal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: car‧nal
Adjective
carnal (plural carnales)
- carnal (relating to the physical, especially sexual, appetites)
- Synonyms: sexual, libidinoso
- consanguineous, by blood (related through birth)
- Synonym: consanguíneo
- 1962, Julio Cortázar, “Simulacros”, in Historias de cronopios y de famas:
- Por ejemplo, el patíbulo, hasta hoy nadie se ha puesto de acuerdo sobre el origen de la idea, mi hermana la quinta afirma que fue uno de mis primos carnales, que son muy filósofos, pero mi tío el mayor sostiene que se le ocurió a él después de leer una novela de capa y espada.
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Derived terms
- carnalmente
Noun
carnal m (plural carnales, feminine carnala, feminine plural carnalas)
- (Mexico) Ellipsis of hermano carnal (“brother by blood”).; brother (in opposition to adopted or in-law)
Related terms
- carnalidad
- carne
Further reading
- “carnal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014