oral
English
Etymology
From Late Latin ōrālis, from Latin ōs (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s.
Pronunciation
Adjective
oral (not comparable)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from oral
Translations
relating to the mouth
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spoken
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Noun
oral (plural orals)
- (countable) A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
- (countable) A physical examination of the mouth.
- (uncountable, informal) Oral sex.
See also
Further reading
- oral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- oral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Afrikaans
French
Further reading
- “oral” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Declension
Declension of oral
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist oral | sie ist oral | es ist oral | sie sind oral | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | oraler | orale | orales | orale |
genitive | oralen | oraler | oralen | oraler | |
dative | oralem | oraler | oralem | oralen | |
accusative | oralen | orale | orales | orale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der orale | die orale | das orale | die oralen |
genitive | des oralen | der oralen | des oralen | der oralen | |
dative | dem oralen | der oralen | dem oralen | den oralen | |
accusative | den oralen | die orale | das orale | die oralen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein oraler | eine orale | ein orales | (keine) oralen |
genitive | eines oralen | einer oralen | eines oralen | (keiner) oralen | |
dative | einem oralen | einer oralen | einem oralen | (keinen) oralen | |
accusative | einen oralen | eine orale | ein orales | (keine) oralen |
Interlingua
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