# sinal
## English
### Etymology

From sinus +‎ -al.

### Adjective

sinal (not comparable)
* (anatomy) Pertaining to the sinuses.

#### Derived terms

* extrasinal
* intrasinal
* ISIN
* parasinal
* sinal cavity

### Anagrams

* Nilas, Sinla, nails, lains, snail, Lians, Nails, salin, Lains, Aslin, nilas, anils, slain

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɪnal]

### Participle

sinal
* masculine singular past active participle of sinat

## Estonian
### Noun

sinal
* adessive singular of sina

## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since the 9th century in Latin texts. From Old Galician-Portuguese sinal, synal, from Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /siˈnal/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

sinal m (plural sinais)
* sign, portent, omen
* signal
* sign, gesture
* mole (skin blemish)
* emblem, device

#### Related terms

* sinalar

#### Further reading

* “sinal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “sinal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “sinal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sinal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “sinal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “sinal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sinal, synal, from Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum. By surface analysis, sino +‎ -al and signo +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /siˈnaw/ [siˈnaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /siˈnal/ [siˈnaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /siˈnal/ [siˈnaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /siˈna.li/
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
* Hyphenation: si‧nal

### Noun

sinal m (plural sinais)
* sign; mark; trace (a visible or otherwise perceivable indication of something)
    Isso é um sinal claro dos problemas que virão.This is a clear sign of coming problems.
    Esta ruína é um dos poucos sinais que restaram da guerra.These ruins are one of the few remaining traces of the war.
    Synonyms: marca, vestígio, indício, traço
** mark (a blemish, stain, scratch, scar or similar on a surface, especially on the skin)
    Ele voltou da guerra com o rosto cheio de sinais.He returned from the war with his face full of marks.
* signal (a visual or audible indication made to give notice of some occurrence, command or danger)
    Espere pelo meu sinal para atacar.Wait for my signal to attack.
** sign; gesture (a motion of the hands or body used to express something)
    Faça o sinal da cruz.Make the sign of the cross.
    Synonym: gesto
*** (linguistics) sign (a linguistic unit of a sign language)
    O sinal IGREJA é composto dos sinais CASA e CRUZ.The sign for ‘church’ is a compound of the signs for ‘house’ and ‘cross’.
*** (deaf culture) name sign; sign name (a sign-language sign that identifies a person)
    Você tem sinal?Do you have a name sign?
** school bell (bell or siren used to announce the beginning and end of classes in schools)
** traffic light (set of lights indicating when it is safe to cross a street)
    O sinal está aberto, pode ir.The light is green, you can go.
    Synonyms: semáforo, sinaleiro, sinaleira, farol
** (telephony) beep (tone played by an answering machine before it starts recording)
    Deixe sua mensagem após o sinal.Leave your message after the beep.
* (telecommunications) signal (physical impulse used to convey data)
    O sinal de rádio não pega do outro lado da montanha.The radio signal does not reach the other side of the mountain.
* (finance) deposit; down payment (initial payment of a purchase)
    Synonym: entrada
* (mathematics) sign (a symbol that represents a mathematical operation or relationship)
    O sinal de igual e o sinal de mais.The equals sign and the plus sign.
    Synonym: operador

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sinal.

#### Alternative forms

* signal (obsolete)

#### Derived terms

* sinal de chamada
* sinal de ocupado
* sinal de perigo
* sinal de trânsito

#### Related terms

* assinalar
* assinar
* assinatura
* ensinar
* insígnia
* senha
* significado
* significar
* signo
* sina
* sinalização
* sinalizado
* sinalizador
* sinalizar
* sinete
* sino

#### Descendants

* Hunsrik: Sinaal

#### Further reading

* “sinal” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913