editorial

See also: éditorial

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup.

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti

Proto-Italic *didō

Latin dō

Latin ēdō

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Medieval Latin ēditorder.

English editor

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisder.

Old French -ialder.

Middle English -ial

English -ial

English editorial

From editor + -ial.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌɛdɪˈtɔɹiəl/

  • Audio (Southern California):

    (file)

• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˌed.ɪˈtoː.ɹɪ.əl/
• Hyphenation: edi‧to‧ri‧al
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

Adjective

editorial (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial.

   editorial labours; editorial remarks

   • 2024 October 9, Hadas Gold, Liam Reilly and Brian Stelter, “Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made ‘bad mistake’ with handling of Ta-Nehisi Coates interview fallout”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     In stark opposition to what CBS editorial leadership told staff on Monday, Redstone said that she did not believe Dokoupil had violated the network’s editorial standards when he grilled Coates over the contents of his new book.

2. (fashion) Appropriate for high fashion magazines.

Translations

of or relating to an editor, editing, or an editorial

• Arabic: تَحْرِيرِيّ (taḥrīriyy)
• Bulgarian: редакцио́нен (redakciónen)
• Catalan: editorial (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 编辑的, 社论的

• Finnish: toimituksellinen (fi)
• French: éditorial (fr), rédactionnel (fr)
• German: redaktionell (de), editorisch (de)
• Indonesian: editorial (id)
• Italian: editoriale (it)
• Marathi: संपादकीय (sampādakīya)
• Mizo: kamchhuak
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: redaksjonell

  Nynorsk: redaksjonell

• Polish: redakcyjny (pl), redaktorski (pl), wydawniczy (pl)
• Portuguese: editorial (pt)
• Russian: редакцио́нный (ru) (redakciónnyj), реда́кторский (ru) (redáktorskij)
• Spanish: editorial (es)
• Swedish: redaktionell (sv)

Noun

editorial (plural editorials)

1. An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.
   • 1963 June, “Second thoughts on Beeching”, in Modern Railways, page 361:

     Gratifying as it is to read such editorials even in the press which supports Mr. Marples' party—and to learn that the G.N. Line's London suburban electrification is at last being given a cost-benefit analysis of the kind which overwhelmingly justified the L.T. Victoria Line [...] but years later than need have been—[...].

2. A similar commentary on radio or television.

Translations

article giving the opinion of editors

• Arabic: اِفْتِتاحِيّة f (iftitāḥiyya), مَقَال اِفْتِتَاحِيّ m (maqāl iftitāḥiyy)
• Bashkir: баш мәҡәлә (baş mäqälä)
• Bulgarian: редакцио́нна ста́тия f (redakciónna státija)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 社論 / 社论 (zh) (shèlún), 社說 / 社说 (zh) (shèshuō)

• Czech: editorial (cs) m, úvodní slovo n
• Danish: leder (da) c, lederartikel, spids (da) c
• Dutch: commentaar (nl) m or f, editoriaal (nl) n
• Estonian: juhtkiri
• Faroese: oddagrein f
• Finnish: pääkirjoitus (fi)
• French: éditorial (fr) m
• German: Leitartikel (de) m, Editorial (de) n
• Gujarati: તંત્રીલેખ m (tantrīlekh)
• Hebrew: מאמר מערכת m (maamar maarekhet)
• Hindi: अग्रलेख (hi) m (agralekh)
• Hungarian: vezércikk (hu)
• Icelandic: forystugrein f
• Indonesian: editorial (id), tajuk rencana (id)
• Irish: eagarfhocal m
• Italian: editoriale (it) m
• Japanese: 社説 (ja) (しゃせつ, shasetsu)
• Korean: 사설(社說) (ko) (saseol)
• Macedonian: едито́ријал m (editórijal)
• Manx: ard-art m
• Māori: whakaaro a te ētita
• Marathi: संपादकीय n (sampādakīya)
• Mizo: kamchhuak
• Nepali: सम्पादकिय (sampādakiya)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lederartikkel m

• Persian:

  Iranian Persian: سَرْمَقالِه (fa) (sarmaġâle)

• Polish: artykuł wstępny m, edytorial m, wstępniak (pl) m
• Portuguese: editorial (pt) m
• Romanian: editorial (ro) n
• Russian: передови́ца (ru) f (peredovíca), редакцио́нная статья́ f (redakciónnaja statʹjá), передова́я (ru) f (peredovája)
• Spanish: editorial (es) m
• Swedish: ledare (sv) c
• Turkish: başyazı (tr)
• Ukrainian: редакці́йна стаття́ f (redakcíjna stattjá), передови́ця f (peredovýcja), едиторіа́л m (edytoriál)
• Urdu: اِدارِیَہ m (idāriya)
• Vietnamese: bài xã luận, xã luận (vi)

similar commentary on radio or TV

• Portuguese: comentário (pt)

Derived terms

• advertorial
• editorial cartoon
• editorial cartoonist
• editorialise
• editorialist
• editorialization
• editorialize
• editorially
• editorial we
• idiotorial
• noneditorial
• subeditorial
• wikitorial

Anagrams

• radiolite

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ə.ði.tu.ɾiˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.ði.to.ɾiˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [e.ði.to.ɾiˈal]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

editorial m or f (masculine and feminine plural editorials)

1. editorial (relating to editing)

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛditɔˈɾjal/ [ɛ.ð̞i.t̪ɔˈɾjɑɫ]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: e‧di‧to‧rial

Adjective

editorial m or f (plural editoriais)

1. editorial

Further reading

• “editorial”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “editorial”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English editorial.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /editoˈrial/ [e.di.t̪oˈri.al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: e‧di‧to‧ri‧al

Adjective

editorial (comparative lebih editorial, superlative paling editorial)

1. (communication) editorial

Noun

editorial (plural editorial-editorial)

1. (communication) editorial

   Synonym: tajuk rencana

Related terms

• edit
• editor

Further reading

• “editorial”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup.

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti

Proto-Italic *didō

Latin dō

Latin ēdō

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Medieval Latin ēditorder.

English editor

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisder.

Old French -ialder.

Middle English -ial

English -ial

English editorialbor.

Portuguese editorial

Borrowed from English editorial.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.d͡ʒi.to.ɾiˈaw/ [e.d͡ʒi.to.ɾiˈaʊ̯], (faster) /e.d͡ʒi.toˈɾjaw/ [e.d͡ʒi.toˈɾjaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.di.tuˈɾjal/ [i.ði.tuˈɾjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.di.tuˈɾjal/ [i.ði.tuˈɾjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.di.tuˈɾja.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: e‧di‧to‧ri‧al

Adjective

editorial m or f (plural editoriais)

1. editorial (relating to editor or edition)
2. (journalism) editorial (relating to an article written by the management of a publication that expresses its opinion on a specific current issue)

Noun

editorial m (plural editoriais)

1. editorial (article giving the opinion of editors)

Noun

editorial f (plural editoriais)

1. publishing company

Related terms

verbs

• editar

Further reading

• “editorial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “editorial”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “editorial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Alternative forms

• едиториал (editorial) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from French éditorial. By surface analysis, editor +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (prescribed) /e.di.to.riˈal/, (most common) /e.di.toˈrjal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: e‧di‧to‧ri‧al

Adjective

editorial m or n (feminine singular editorială, masculine plural editoriali, feminine/neuter plural editoriale)

1. editorial (relating to editors)

Declension

Declension of editorial

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	editorial		editorială	editoriali	editoriale
	definite	editorialul		editoriala	editorialii	editorialele
genitive- dative	indefinite	editorial		editoriale	editoriali	editoriale
	definite	editorialului		editorialei	editorialilor	editorialelor

Noun

editorial n (plural editoriale)

1. editorial (type of article)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	editorial	editorialul	editoriale	editorialele
genitive-dative	editorial	editorialului	editoriale	editorialelor
vocative	editorialule		editorialelor

Further reading

• “editorial”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /editoˈɾjal/ [e.ð̞i.t̪oˈɾjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: e‧di‧to‧rial

Adjective

editorial m or f (masculine and feminine plural editoriales)

1. editorial

Derived terms

• caricatura editorial
• editorialmente
• línea editorial

Noun

editorial m (plural editoriales)

1. editorial

Noun

editorial f (plural editoriales)

1. publisher

Further reading

• “editorial”, 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