-al

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Suffix 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 2 Esperanto 2.1 Suffix 2.1.1 Derived terms 3 Spanish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Suffix 3.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /əl/

[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

[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.

• arousal
• arrival
• denial
• proposal
• rival
• reversal
• removal

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[edit] Esperanto

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-al

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

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• kial: for what reason, why
• tial: for that reason, therefore
• ĉial: for every reason
• ial: for any/some reason
• nenial: for no reason

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From latin -ālis.

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-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