"spécial" meaning in French

See spécial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /spe.sjal/ Audio: Fr-spécial.ogg Forms: spéciale [feminine], spéciaux [masculine, plural], spéciales [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin speciālis; compare Old French especial. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|speciālis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin speciālis, {{bor+|fr|la|speciālis}} Borrowed from Latin speciālis, {{cog|fro|especial}} Old French especial Head templates: {{fr-adj}} spécial (feminine spéciale, masculine plural spéciaux, feminine plural spéciales)
  1. special Derived forms: effet spécial, envoyé spécial
    Sense id: en-spécial-fr-adj-fUxciJTg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spécial meaning in French (1.6kB)

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