adj · 3 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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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪnˈtɛs.tɪ.nəl/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɪntɛsˈtaɪ.nəl/
Canada, US:/ɪnˈtɛs.tɪ.nəl/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ɪnˈtes.tɪ.nəl/
rhymes with -ɪnəl
rhymes with -aɪnəl
CMU ARPABET:IH0 N T EH1 S T AH0 N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Relating to the intestines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
intestinal problems
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Internal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or inside the intestines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
intestinal disease
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enteric, enteral
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin intestīnālis. By surface analysis, intestine + -al.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَعَوِيّ
(maʕawiyy)
— relating to the intestines
Belarusian:
кішо́чны
(kišóčny)
— relating to the intestines
Belarusian:
кі́шачны
(kíšačny)
— relating to the intestines
Bulgarian:
чре́вен
(čréven)
— relating to the intestines
Catalan:
intestinal
— relating to the intestines
Czech:
střevní
— relating to the intestines
Esperanto:
intesta
— relating to the intestines
Finnish:
suolisto-
— relating to the intestines
French:
intestinal
— relating to the intestines
Galician:
intestinal
— relating to the intestines
German:
Darm-
— relating to the intestines
German:
intestinal
— relating to the intestines
Italian:
intestinale
— relating to the intestines
Central Kurdish:
ڕیخۆڵەیی
(rrîxolleyî)
— relating to the intestines
Macedonian:
цревен
(creven)
— relating to the intestines
Church Slavic:
чрѣвенъ
(črěvenŭ)
— relating to the intestines
Persian:
رودوی
(rudavi)
— relating to the intestines
Polish:
jelitowy
— relating to the intestines
Polish:
kiszkowy
— relating to the intestines
Polish:
trzewiowy
— relating to the intestines
Polish:
trzewny
— relating to the intestines
Portuguese:
intestinal
— relating to the intestines
Russian:
кише́чный
(kišéčnyj)
— relating to the intestines
Serbo-Croatian:
цре̑внӣ
— relating to the intestines
Serbo-Croatian:
црије̑внӣ
— relating to the intestines
Serbo-Croatian:
crȇvnī
— relating to the intestines
Serbo-Croatian:
crijȇvnī
— relating to the intestines
Slovak:
črevný
— relating to the intestines
Slovene:
črevesen
— relating to the intestines
Spanish:
intestinal
— relating to the intestines
Spanish:
entérico
— relating to the intestines
Spanish:
enteral
— relating to the intestines
Ukrainian:
кишкови́й
(kyškovýj)
— relating to the intestines