# neandertal
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ne.ən.dərˈtal]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ne.an.deɾˈtal]

### Noun

neandertal m (plural neandertals)
* Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis, an extinct hominid)

### Further reading

* “neandertal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “neandertal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “neandertal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Neandertal.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ne.ɐ̃.deʁˈtaw/ [ne.ɐ̃.dehˈtaʊ̯], /ni.ɐ̃.deʁˈtaw/ [nɪ.ɐ̃.dehˈtaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /njɐ̃.deʁˈtaw/ [njɐ̃.dehˈtaʊ̯]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ne.ɐ̃.deʁˈtaw/ [ne.ɐ̃.dehˈtaʊ̯], /ni.ɐ̃.deʁˈtaw/ [nɪ.ɐ̃.dehˈtaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /njɐ̃.deʁˈtaw/ [njɐ̃.dehˈtaʊ̯]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ne.ɐ̃.deɾˈtaw/ [ne.ɐ̃.deɾˈtaʊ̯], /ni.ɐ̃.deɾˈtaw/ [nɪ.ɐ̃.deɾˈtaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /njɐ̃.deɾˈtaw/ [njɐ̃.deɾˈtaʊ̯]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ne.ɐ̃.deʁˈtaw/ [ne.ɐ̃.deχˈtaʊ̯], /ni.ɐ̃.deʁˈtaw/ [nɪ.ɐ̃.deχˈtaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /njɐ̃.deʁˈtaw/ [njɐ̃.deχˈtaʊ̯]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ne.ɐ̃.deɻˈtaw/ [ne.ɐ̃.deɻˈtaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /nɛ.ɐ̃.dɛɾˈtal/ [nɛ.ɐ̃.dɛɾˈtaɫ], /njɐ̃.dɛɾˈtal/ [njɐ̃.dɛɾˈtaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /nɛ.ɐ̃.dɛɾˈtal/ [nɛ.ɐ̃.dɛɾˈtaɫ], /njɐ̃.dɛɾˈtal/ [njɐ̃.dɛɾˈtaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /nɛ.ɐ̃.dɛɾˈta.li/, /njɐ̃.dɛɾˈta.li/
* Rhymes: -aw, -al
* Hyphenation: ne‧an‧der‧tal

### Noun

neandertal m or f by sense (plural neandertais)
* Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis, an extinct hominid)
* (derogatory) Neanderthal (primitive or stupid person)
    Synonym: troglodita
** 2011 June, anonymous author, quoting Jair Bolsonaro, “Entrevista”, in Playboy, number 433, São Paulo: Abril, O senhor já foi a um analista? […] Para tratar de qualquer assunto? [Have you ever gone to an analyst? To deal with anything?], page 66, column 3:Não acredito em psicólogo. Sou retrógrado, neandertal, o que você quiser, mas não acredito.I don't believe in psychologists. I'm a retrograde, a Neanderthal, whatever you want, but I don't believe in them.

### Adjective

neandertal m or f (plural neandertais)
* Neanderthal (relating to the Neanderthals)

### Further reading

* “neandertal”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “neandertal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “neandertal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “neandertal”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From English Neanderthal.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /neandeɾˈtal/ [ne.ãn̪.d̪eɾˈt̪al]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: ne‧an‧der‧tal

### Adjective

neandertal m or f (masculine and feminine plural neandertales)
* Neanderthal

### Noun

neandertal m (plural neandertales)
* Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis, an extinct hominid)

### Further reading

* “neandertal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10