Definition
Relating to or based on contact or a contract; involving or requiring contact between parties.
Etymology
From Latin 'contactus' combined with the adjective suffix '-al'. This word bridges the meanings of physical contact and contractual agreement, though it's rarely distinguished from 'contractual' in modern English.
Kelly Says
This word is a linguistic oddity because 'contractual' (from contracts) and 'contactual' (from contact) look almost identical but mean different things—it's a cautionary tale about how similar-looking words can fool even careful readers.
Translations
CACatalà
de contacte
de kon-tak-te
CSČeština
kontaktní
kon-takt-nee
DADansk
kontaktbaseret
kon-takt-ba-se-ret
DEDeutsch
kontaktbezogen
kon-takt-be-zo-gen
ELΕλληνικά
επαφής
e-pa-fē-s
ESEspañol
contactual
kon-tak-choo-al
FISuomi
kontaktisuuntainen
kon-tak-ti-soo-tain-en
FRFrançais
contractuel
kon-trak-tyel
HUMagyar
kapcsolatba
kap-csol-at-ba
IDBahasa Indonesia
kontaktual
kon-tak-choo-al
ITItaliano
di contatto
dee kon-tak-toh
JA日本語
接触的な
seketsushiteki na
KKKK
қосалатын
qosa-la-tyn
MSBahasa Melayu
kontaktual
kon-tak-choo-al
MYမြန်မာ
ဆက်သွယ်
se-k-thet-swe
NLNederlands
contactueel
kon-takt-yoo-el
NONorsk
kontaktbasert
kon-takt-ba-sert
PLPolski
kontaktowy
kon-takt-ow-ee
PTPortuguês
contactual
kon-tak-choo-al
RORomână
contactual
kon-tak-choo-al
RUРусский
контактный
kon-takt-nyy
SVSvenska
kontaktbaserad
kon-takt-ba-ser-ad
SWKiswahili
kuunganisha
koo-gan-i-sha
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பு
to-dar-pu
THไทย
สัมพันธ์
sam-phan-th
TLTL
pang-abot
pang-a-bot
TRTürkçe
iletişimsel
i-le-ti-shim-sel
UKУкраїнська
контактний
kon-takt-niy
VITiếng Việt
liên hệ
lien-he
ZUZU
ukuthola
u-ku-tho-la