mercurial
Spanish, adjective/meɾkuˈɾjal/
mercurial is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “mercurial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Relacionado con el dios romano Mercurio o el planeta del mismo nombre”.
What does mercurial mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relacionado con el dios romano Mercurio o el planeta del mismo nombre. 2. Relacionado con el elemento químico mercurio.
noun: 1. Planta común el el norte de España. Sus hojas se encuentran rodeando la zona superior del tallo, y en la base aparece totalmente pelado. Estas hojas son grandes, con forma lanceolada y bordes aserrados.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mercurial
- mercuriales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mercurial?
- /meɾkuˈɾjal/
- [meɾ.kuˈɾjal]
- [meɾkuˈɾjal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mercurial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mercurial in Spanish?
mercurial appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).