-al-

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English -al, French -al, -el, -aille, German -al, Italian -ale, -aglia, Spanish -al, all ultimately from Latin -ālis.

Suffix

-al-

1. Suffix used with a noun to make an adjective out of said noun pertaining to, relating to, appropriate to.

   ‎amiko (“friend”) + ‎-al- → ‎amikala (“friendly, amicable”)

   ‎naciono (“nation”) + ‎-al- → ‎nacionala (“national”)

   ‎artifico (“artifice”) + ‎-al- → ‎artificale (“artificially”)

   ‎ideo (“idea”) + ‎-al- → ‎idealo (“ideal”)

Derived terms

Category Ido terms suffixed with -al- not found

Sundanese

Infix

-al-

1. Alternative form of -ar-