intertextual

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-bor.

English inter-

English textual

English intertextual

From inter- + textual.

Adjective

intertextual (comparative more intertextual, superlative most intertextual)

1. Pertaining to intertextuality; being or involving the reference to one text in another.

Derived terms

• intertextualization
• intertextualize
• intertextually

Translations

intertextual

• Danish: intertekstuel
• Finnish: intertekstuaalinen
• Greek: διακειμενικός (el) (diakeimenikós)
• Polish: intertekstualny

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [in.tər.təks.tuˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [in.teɾ.teks.tuˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [in.ter.teks.tuˈal]

Adjective

intertextual m or f (masculine and feminine plural intertextuals)

1. intertextual

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inteɾteɡsˈtwal/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾ.t̪eɣ̞sˈt̪wal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧tex‧tual

Adjective

intertextual m or f (masculine and feminine plural intertextuales)

1. intertextual

Related terms

• intertextualidad

Further reading

• “intertextual”, 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