-al

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin adjective suffix -ālis, or French -el.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Suffix

-al

  1. of or pertaining to; adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
    line, lineal
    base, basal
    cranium, cranial
  2. Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
    e.g. rival, proposal, denial
  3. (chemistry) the IUPAC nomenclature used in organic chemistry to form names of aldehydes containing the -(CO)H group. It was extracted from the word "aldehyde".

[edit] Usage notes

If the root word ends in l, the variant -ar is often used instead. Sometimes both forms are found: linear, lineal.

[edit] Derived terms

of or pertaining to
forming nouns, especially of verbal action.

[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Suffix

-al

  1. for [...] reason (ending for correlatives of reason)

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Etymology

-a- (linking vowel) + -l (verbal suffix)

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Suffix

-al

  1. Added to a noun to form a verb.
    szárny (a wing)szárnyal (to soar)

[edit] Usage notes

Member of the following suffix cluster:

  • -l is added to words ending in a vowel
  • -al is added to some back vowel words
  • -ol is added to other back vowel words
  • -el is added to unrounded front vowel words
  • -öl is added to rounded front vowel words

[edit] See also


[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin -ālis.

[edit] Suffix

-al

  1. In adjectives, indicating relation (e.g. cultural).
  2. In nouns, indicating a place where something is grown
    maíz (corn) - maizal (corn field)
    naranja (orange) - naranjal (orange grove)

[edit] Synonyms

  • (indicating a place):
  • -ar