protocolar

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprəʊtə(ʊ)ˌkɒləɹ/

Adjective

protocolar (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of protocolary.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾɔ.to.koˈlaʁ/ [ˌpɾɔ.to.koˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾɔ.to.koˈlaʁ/ [ˌpɾɔ.to.koˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾɔ.to.koˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾɔ.to.koˈlaʁ/ [ˌpɾɔ.to.koˈlaχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾɔ.to.koˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾɔ.tɔ.kuˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾɔ.tɔ.kuˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾɔ.tɔ.kuˈla.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pro‧to‧co‧lar

Adjective

protocolar m or f (plural protocolares)

1. protocolary

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

French protocole

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -ārisslbor.

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusslbor.

French -aire

French protocolairebor.

Romanian protocolar

Borrowed from French protocolaire. By surface analysis, protocol + -ar.

Adjective

protocolar m or n (feminine singular protocolară, masculine plural protocolari, feminine/neuter plural protocolare)

1. protocolary

Declension

Declension of protocolar

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	protocolar		protocolară	protocolari	protocolare
	definite	protocolarul		protocolara	protocolarii	protocolarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	protocolar		protocolare	protocolari	protocolare
	definite	protocolarului		protocolarei	protocolarilor	protocolarelor

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish protocolo

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -āris

Old Spanish -ar

Spanish -ar

Spanish protocolar

From protocolo + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾotokoˈlaɾ/ [pɾo.t̪o.koˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pro‧to‧co‧lar

Adjective

protocolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural protocolares)

1. according to protocol

Further reading

• “protocolar”, 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