sentimental
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/, /ˌsɛniˈmɛnl̩/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧men‧tal
Adjective
sentimental (comparative more sentimental, superlative most sentimental)
Quotations
- 1885, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, […] The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, London: Chappel & Co., […], →OCLC:
- Are you in sentimental mood?
I'll sigh with you.
- 1944, Doris Day, Sentimental Journey:
- Gonna take a Sentimental Journey,
Gonna set my heart at ease.
Gonna make a Sentimental Journey,
to renew old memories.
Antonyms
Translations
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Anagrams
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish sentimental.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧men‧tal
- IPA(key): /sentimenˈtal/, [sen̪.ti.men̪ˈtal̪]
Catalan
Derived terms
- sentimentalisme
- sentimentalitat
- sentimentalment
Related terms
Further reading
- “sentimental” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
English sentimental. By surface analysis, sentiment + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃.tal/
- Homophones: sentimentale, sentimentales
Adjective
sentimental (feminine sentimentale, masculine plural sentimentaux, feminine plural sentimentales)
Further reading
- “sentimental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Derived terms
- sentimentalidade
- sentimentalismo
- sentimentalmente
Related terms
Further reading
- “sentimental”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌzɛntimɛnˈtaːl/
Audio (file)
Adjective
sentimental (strong nominative masculine singular sentimentaler, comparative sentimentaler, superlative am sentimentalsten)
Declension
Further reading
- “sentimental” in Duden online
- “sentimental” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English sentimental, ultimately from Latin sentimentum.
Adjective
sentimental (neuter singular sentimentalt, definite singular and plural sentimentale)
Antonyms
References
- “sentimental” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English sentimental, ultimately from Latin sentimentum.
Adjective
sentimental (neuter singular sentimentalt, definite singular and plural sentimentale)
Antonyms
References
- “sentimental” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French sentimental.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.t͡ʃi.mẽˈtaw/ [sẽ.t͡ʃi.mẽˈtaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽ.ti.mẽˈtal/ [sẽ.ti.mẽˈtaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽ.ti.mẽˈta.li/
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧men‧tal
Derived terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French sentimental. By surface analysis, sentiment + -al.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
sentimental m or n (feminine singular sentimentală, masculine plural sentimentali, feminine and neuter plural sentimentale)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | sentimental | sentimentală | sentimentali | sentimentale | ||
definite | sentimentalul | sentimentala | sentimentalii | sentimentalele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | sentimental | sentimentale | sentimentali | sentimentale | ||
definite | sentimentalului | sentimentalei | sentimentalilor | sentimentalelor |
Related terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sentimenˈtal/ [sẽn̪.t̪i.mẽn̪ˈt̪al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: sen‧ti‧men‧tal
Related terms
Further reading
- “sentimental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014