Masculine

particular

Meaning

  1. (comparable, feminine, masculine) private (concerning, accessible or belonging to an individual person or group)
  2. (comparable, feminine, masculine) private (not belonging to the government)
  3. (comparable, feminine, masculine) particular; specific
  4. (comparable, feminine, masculine) particular; distinguished; exceptional

Opposite of
público
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paʁ.t͡ʃi.kuˈlaʁ/
Etymology

In summary

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -culus Latin particula Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin particulārislbor. Old Galician-Portuguese particular Portuguese particular Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese particular, borrowed from Latin particulāris, corresponding to partícula + -ar.

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