consular

English

Alternative forms

• consulary (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English consular, from Latin cōnsulāris. By surface analysis, consul +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

consular (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a consul, or the office thereof.

   If this is a consular ship, where is the ambassador?

Derived terms

• consularity
• nonconsular
• unconsular

Related terms

• consul
• consularly
• consulate
• proconsular

Translations

pertaining to a consul

• Catalan: consular (ca)
• Czech: konzulární, konzulský
• French: consulaire (fr)
• Galician: consular
• German: konsularisch (de)
• Greek: προξενικός (el) (proxenikós)

  Ancient Greek: ὑπατικός (hupatikós)

• Indonesian: konsuler (id)
• Italian: consolare (it)
• Malay: konsul, konsuler
• Polish: konsularny (pl)
• Portuguese: consular (pt)
• Spanish: consular (es)

Noun

consular (plural consulars)

1. A Roman ex-consul.
   • 1612, Samuel Danyel [i.e., Daniel], The First Part of the Historie of England, London: […] Nicholas Okes, […], →OCLC, page 15:

     And reordring the gouernment therof, for a future security, deuides it into. 5. Prouinces, to be ruled by one vice-gerent; 5. Rectors, 2. Consulars, and 3. Presidents.

   • 1741, Conyers Middleton, The History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero, the second edition, volume I, London: […] W. Innys, […] and R. Manby, […], page 242:

     CICERO being now reduced to the condition of a private Senator, was to take his place on that venerable bench of Conſulars, who were juſtly reckoned the firſt Citizens of the Republic.

   • 2004, Christopher S. Mackay, Ancient Rome: A Military and Political History, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 251:

     Each year eight praetorians (ex-praetors) and two consulars (ex-consuls) were chosen to govern the traditional senatorial provinces for one year, and there were various posts (e.g., head of the treasury) to be held by praetorians.

Anagrams

• Lancours, courlans

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [kun.suˈlar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kon.suˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kon.suˈlaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [kon.suˈlar]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

consular m or f (masculine and feminine plural consulars)

1. consular

Related terms

• cònsol

Further reading

• “consular”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Latin

Verb

cōnsular

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of cōnsulō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.suˈlaʁ/ [kõ.suˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.suˈlaʁ/ [kõ.suˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.suˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.suˈlaʁ/ [kõ.suˈlaχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kõ.suˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.suˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.suˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.suˈla.ɾi/

• Homophone: consolar (Portugal)
• Hyphenation: con‧su‧lar

Adjective

consular m or f (plural consulares)

1. consular (pertaining to a consul)

Related terms

• cônsul

Further reading

• “consular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “consular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

French consulairebor.

Latin cōnsul

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -āris

Latin cōnsulārislbor.

Romanian consular

Borrowed from French consulaire, and a learned borrowing from Latin cōnsulāris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.suˈlar/

Adjective

consular m or n (feminine singular consulară, masculine plural consulari, feminine/neuter plural consulare)

1. consular

Declension

Declension of consular

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	consular		consulară	consulari	consulare
	definite	consularul		consulara	consularii	consularele
genitive- dative	indefinite	consular		consulare	consulari	consulare
	definite	consularului		consularei	consularilor	consularelor

Related terms

• consul
• consulat

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konsuˈlaɾ/ [kõn.suˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: con‧su‧lar

Adjective

consular m or f (masculine and feminine plural consulares)

1. consular

Related terms

• cónsul

Further reading

• “consular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026