-alis

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Suffix 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Inflection 1.1.3 See also

[edit] Latin

[edit] Suffix

-ālis m. and f. (neuter -āle); third declension

1. Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.

   duālis (“‘that contains two’”) < duo (“‘two’”)

   rēgālis (“‘regal, royal’”) < rēx (“‘king, ruler’”)

[edit] Usage notes

If the root word ends in -l or -lis, -āris is generally used instead. Sometimes both forms are found; e.g., līneālis and līneāris.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	-ālis	-āle		-ālēs	-ālia
genitive	-ālis	-ālis		-ālium	-ālium
dative	-ālī	-ālī		-ālibus	-ālibus
accusative	-ālem	-āle		-ālēs	-ālia
ablative	-ālī	-ālī		-ālibus	-ālibus
vocative	-ālis	-āle		-ālēs	-ālia

[edit] See also

• -āris