zonal

English

Etymology

First attested 1865–70, from zone +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• enPR: zōn'əl, IPA^(key): /ˈzəʊnəl/

• Audio (General American):

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• Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊnəl

Adjective

zonal (comparative more zonal, superlative most zonal)

1. Divided into zones.
   • 2023 July 26, 'Industry Insider', “Ticket offices RIP?”, in RAIL, number 988, page 68:

     Decisions made at the DfT inevitably reflect a London-centric experience, with a comparison being made with the closure of ticket offices throughout the London Underground network. This is not judged to have been detrimental, but there is a simple zonal fares system that is hardly comparable with the range of ticket types used on the national rail network.

2. Related to, associated with, or similar to zones.
3. (of air or ocean currents) roughly longitudinal (east to west, or west to east)

   Antonym: meridional

Derived terms

• zonal geranium
• zonal kinetic energy
• zonal wind

Related terms

• zonally
• zonary

Translations

Divided into zones

• Bulgarian: зонален (bg) (zonalen)
• Polish: strefowy (pl)

References

• “zonal”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “zonal”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "zonal" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
• Glossary of Terms: Z, PhysicalGeography.net, Michael Pidwirny, 2006.

Anagrams

• azlon, Lanzo

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɔ.nal/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Homophones: zonale, zonales

Adjective

zonal (feminine zonale, masculine plural zonaux, feminine plural zonales)

1. zonal

   Synonym: zonier

Further reading

• “zonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡soˈnaːl]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

zonal (strong nominative masculine singular zonaler, not comparable)

1. zonal

Declension

Positive forms of zonal (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist zonal	sie ist zonal	es ist zonal	sie sind zonal
strong declension (without article)	nominative	zonaler	zonale	zonales	zonale
	genitive	zonalen	zonaler	zonalen	zonaler
	dative	zonalem	zonaler	zonalem	zonalen
	accusative	zonalen	zonale	zonales	zonale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der zonale	die zonale	das zonale	die zonalen
	genitive	des zonalen	der zonalen	des zonalen	der zonalen
	dative	dem zonalen	der zonalen	dem zonalen	den zonalen
	accusative	den zonalen	die zonale	das zonale	die zonalen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein zonaler	eine zonale	ein zonales	(keine) zonalen
	genitive	eines zonalen	einer zonalen	eines zonalen	(keiner) zonalen
	dative	einem zonalen	einer zonalen	einem zonalen	(keinen) zonalen
	accusative	einen zonalen	eine zonale	ein zonales	(keine) zonalen

Further reading

• “zonal” in Duden online
• “zonal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Portuguese

Etymology

From zona (“zone”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zoˈnaw/ [zoˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zuˈnal/ [zuˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zuˈnal/ [zuˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /zuˈna.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: zo‧nal

Adjective

zonal m or f (plural zonais)

1. zonal (pertaining or relating to zones)
2. (historical) having transversal colorful strips

Related terms

• zona
• zonalmente

Further reading

• “zonal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zonal. By surface analysis, zonă +‎ -al.

Adjective

zonal m or n (feminine singular zonală, masculine plural zonali, feminine/neuter plural zonale)

1. zonal

Declension

Declension of zonal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	zonal		zonală	zonali	zonale
	definite	zonalul		zonala	zonalii	zonalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	zonal		zonale	zonali	zonale
	definite	zonalului		zonalei	zonalilor	zonalelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θoˈnal/ [θoˈnal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /soˈnal/ [soˈnal] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: zo‧nal

Adjective

zonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural zonales)

1. zonal

Further reading

• “zonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025