creatural

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁eh₂yéti

Proto-Italic [Term?]

Latin creō

Late Latin creātūralbor.

Old French creaturebor.

Middle English creature

English creature

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English creatural

From creature + -al. First attested in 1642.

Pronunciation

• enPR: krē′chə-rəl
• (Received Pronunciation, Australia, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiː.t͡ʃə.ɹəl/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹi.t͡ʃə.ɹəl/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹi.t͡ʃə.ɾəl/, /ˈkɹi.t͡ʃʌ.ɾʌl/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾiː.t͡ʃu.ɾal/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːtʃəɹəl
• Hyphenation: crea‧tur‧al

Adjective

creatural (comparative more creatural, superlative most creatural)

1. Of or relating to a creature.
2. Being a creature, created.

Translations

of or relating to a creature

• Dutch: schepsel- (nl)
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being a creature, created

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Further reading

• “creatural”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• ultrarace