"irregular" meaning in Spanish

See irregular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ireɡuˈlaɾ/, [i.re.ɣ̞uˈlaɾ] Forms: irregulares [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -aɾ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin rēgulāris Late Latin irrēgulārisbor. Spanish irregular Borrowed from Late Latin irrēgulāris. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|la-lat:irrēgulāris|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin rēgulāris Late Latin irrēgulārisbor. Spanish irregular [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "not", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "un", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "not", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "not", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*né", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*n̥-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*n̥-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "in-", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "rēgulāris", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "irrēgulāris", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "irregular", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="irregular"> Borrowed from Late Latin irrēgulāris. Head templates: {{es-adj}} irregular m or f (masculine and feminine plural irregulares)
  1. irregular, uneven, erratic, haphazard Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-irregular-es-adj-lIr59QBp Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 22 40 3 34
  2. patchy, spotty, jagged, ragged Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-irregular-es-adj-B8Ljx7uA Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 31 46 0 23 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 22 40 3 34
  3. fitful Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-irregular-es-adj-o7zsUu58
  4. (grammar) (of a verb etc.) irregular Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-irregular-es-adj-4PxEy8CT Categories (other): Grammar, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 24 34 0 43 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 24 34 0 43 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 22 40 3 34 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: irregularmente, verbo irregular Related terms: irregularidad, regular

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ireɡuˈlaɾ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[i.re.ɣ̞uˈlaɾ]"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ireɡuˈlaɾ/"
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      "ipa": "[i.re.ɣ̞uˈlaɾ]"
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    }
  ],
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}

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