adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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[bækˈtɪəɹiəɫ]
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CMU ARPABET:B AE0 K T IH1 R IY0 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
relating to or caused by bacteria
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
bacterial infection
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English -al English bacterial From bacteria + -al.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
bakterieel
— of or caused by bacteria
Asturian:
bacterianu
— of or caused by bacteria
Belarusian:
бактэрыя́льны
(bakteryjálʹny)
— of or caused by bacteria
Bulgarian:
бактериален
(bakterialen)
— of or caused by bacteria
Catalan:
bacterià
— of or caused by bacteria
Catalan:
bacterial
— of or caused by bacteria
Chinese Mandarin:
微生物的
(Wéishēngwù de)
— of or caused by bacteria
Czech:
bakteriální
— of or caused by bacteria
Danish:
bakteriel
— of or caused by bacteria
Dutch:
bacterieel
— of or caused by bacteria
Esperanto:
bakteria
— of or caused by bacteria
Finnish:
bakteeri-
— of or caused by bacteria
Finnish:
bakteriaalinen
— of or caused by bacteria
Finnish:
bakteeriperäinen
— of or caused by bacteria
French:
bactérien
— of or caused by bacteria
Galician:
bacteriano
— of or caused by bacteria
German:
bakteriell
— of or caused by bacteria
Hindi:
जीवाण्विक
(jīvāṇvik)
— of or caused by bacteria
Hungarian:
bakteriális
— of or caused by bacteria
Ido:
bakteriala
— of or caused by bacteria
Irish:
baictéarach
— of or caused by bacteria
Italian:
batterico
— of or caused by bacteria
Norwegian Bokmål:
bakteriell
— of or caused by bacteria
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bakteriell
— of or caused by bacteria
Polish:
bakteryjny
— of or caused by bacteria
Russian:
бактериа́льный
(bakteriálʹnyj)
— of or caused by bacteria
Spanish:
bacteriano
— of or caused by bacteria
Spanish:
bacterial
— of or caused by bacteria
Swedish:
bakteriell
— of or caused by bacteria
Ukrainian:
бактеріа́льний
(bakteriálʹnyj)
— of or caused by bacteria
