-ális

See also: alis, Alis, and -alis

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin -alis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːliʃ]

Suffix

-ális

1. Added to foreign words to create an adjective or a noun.

   zseniális (“genial, marked by genius”)

   speciális (“special”)

   kulturális (“cultural”)

   admirális (“admiral”)

Usage notes

According to Attila Mártonfi, -ális is one of the "32 typical, distinguishable foreign word endings, which is not considerable as an independent Hungarian suffix".

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ális

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ális

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes