"causal" meaning in Portuguese

See causal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kawˈzaw/ [Brazil], [kaʊ̯ˈzaʊ̯] [Brazil], /kawˈzal/ [Portugal], [kawˈzaɫ] [Portugal], /kawˈza.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: causais [plural]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin causālislbor. Portuguese causal Learned borrowing from Late Latin causālis. By surface analysis, causa + -al. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:lbor|la-lat:causālis|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin causālislbor. Portuguese causal [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kaussā", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "caussa", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "causa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "grow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂el-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "causālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "causal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="causal"> Learned borrowing from Late Latin causālis., {{surf|pt|causa|-al}} By surface analysis, causa + -al Head templates: {{pt-adj}} causal m or f (plural causais)
  1. causal (of, relating to or being a cause of something) Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: causalidade, causalmente Related terms: causa, coisa
    Sense id: en-causal-pt-adj-ZM6CkOrg

Noun

IPA: /kawˈzaw/ [Brazil], [kaʊ̯ˈzaʊ̯] [Brazil], /kawˈzal/ [Portugal], [kawˈzaɫ] [Portugal], /kawˈza.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: causais [plural]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin causālislbor. Portuguese causal Learned borrowing from Late Latin causālis. By surface analysis, causa + -al. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:lbor|la-lat:causālis|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin causālislbor. Portuguese causal [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kaussā", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "caussa", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "causa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "grow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂el-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "causālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "causal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="causal"> Learned borrowing from Late Latin causālis., {{surf|pt|causa|-al}} By surface analysis, causa + -al Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} causal f (plural causais)
  1. reason, motive Tags: feminine Synonyms: motivo, razão
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  2. clipping of conjunção causal (“causal conjunction”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, feminine Alternative form of: conjunção causal (extra: causal conjunction)
    Sense id: en-causal-pt-noun-suYVBehZ Categories (other): Portuguese terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of Portuguese terms suffixed with -al: 9 48 43

Inflected forms

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      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al"
    },
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}

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