Spanish word

condal

Pronunciation

IPA/konˈdal/

Meaning

  • adjectivecount's

Example

Visitamos la ciudad condal este verano.

We visited the count's city this summer.

Illustration for condal (count's)

More examples

Visitamos el barrio condal y probamos tapas en un bar tradicional.

We visited the count's neighborhood and tried tapas in a traditional bar.

Core concept

Attribute of a count or his domain.

Similar words

noble: Of high birth or belonging to the nobility.
aristocrático: Associated with aristocratic class values and traditions.
señorial: Conveying the formal, imposing dignity of a landed lord.

Definition in Spanish

Que pertenece o se refiere a la figura y al señorío de un conde, normalmente empleado en textos históricos, legales o formales.

Word origin

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix -al to conde, with roots in medieval Latin comitālis from Latin comes 'count'.

Usage tips

  • The adjective commonly follows the noun in set phrases (for example ciudad condal), so expect it after the noun rather than before.

Other meanings

  • comitaladjective

Related words

  • condadoearldomnoun
  • condesacountessnoun

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