-al
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin adjective suffix -alis, or French -el.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /əl/
[edit] Suffix
-al
- 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
- Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
[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
- for [...] reason (ending for correlatives of reason)
[edit] Derived terms
- kial: for what reason, why
- tial: for that reason, therefore
- ĉial: for every reason
- ial: for any/some reason
- nenial: for no reason
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
From latin -ālis.
[edit] Suffix
-al
- In adjectives, indicating relation (e.g. cultural).
- In nouns, indicating a place where something is grown
[edit] Synonyms
- (indicating a place):
- -ar

