-al
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin adjective suffix -ālis, 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.
- (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
- 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
- (nonce) alial: for another reason
[edit] Hungarian
[edit] Etymology
-a- (“‘linking vowel’”) + -l (“‘verbal suffix’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɒl/
[edit] Suffix
-al
[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
[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
