-ial

See also: iaļ, ial, iâl, and IAL

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisder.

Old French -ialder.

Middle English -ial

English -ial

Inherited from Middle English -ial, derived from Old French -ial, derived from Latin -ālis after radical in -ius, -ia, -ium. Equivalent to -i- +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• enPR: -ē-əl
• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /-iː.əl/
• (General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA^(key): /-i.əl/
• (India) IPA^(key): /-iː.al/
• Hyphenation: -i‧al

Suffix

-ial (adjective-forming suffix, not comparable)

1. Alternative form of -al.

   ‎baron + ‎-ial → ‎baronial

Suffix

-ial (noun-forming suffix, plural -ials)

1. Forms a noun from a verb ending in -y.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ial

absinthial

abstinential

abundantial

achenial

actorial

adagial

administerial

administratorial

adverbial

aerial

agential

agroindustrial

agronomial

alluvial

ambassadorial

ambulatorial

ancestorial

antimicrobial

archeparchial

armorial

atmospherial

auctorial

auteurial

authorial

barristerial

brainial

calendarial

cantorial

carapacial

caravanserial

carnassial

censorial

charterial

chemoreceptorial

cicatricial

circumstantial

circumvential

cladodial

clitorial

clostridial

coinstantial

colluvial

commercial

componential

compositorial

compurgatorial

concordantial

conductorial

confessorial

connoisseurial

conquistadorial

consequential

conspiratorial

contributorial

converbial

coronial

couturial

crescential

curatial

curatorial

deadverbial

decrial

definiential

demesnial

dictatorial

differential

directorial

disquisitorial

divisorial

divortiality

doctorial

dowagerial

duotensorial

editorial

emissarial

entelechial

entrepreneurial

epichorial

episodial

equinoxial

ethereal

etherial

evential

exponential

factorial

familial

figurial

financial

finial

forestial

fosmidial

functorial

futuritial

gerundial

gladiatorial

glossatorial

gonadial

grallatorial

gubernatorial

hypothallial

inferential

influential

infopreneurial

inquisitorial

instantial

interfacial

interludial

investigatorial

isospinorial

janitorial

jovial

khedivial

labyrinthial

lictorial

loessial

magnesial

maleficial

mammalial

managerial

manurial

margravial

martial

martyrial

matadorial

matrixial

mayorial

mediatorial

memorial

menarchial

mentorial

messengerial

metasequential

microbial

microfinancial

microscopial

ministerial

monarchial

monitorial

monsignorial

motorial

moustachial

mystacial

narratorial

newspaporial

octopusial

official

operatorial

orificial

palinodial

panspermial

paradisial

partnerial

pauciennial

pentennial

peristomial

plastidial

plenipotential

plurennial

pluriennial

policial

postexperiential

postmenarchial

postprandial

potential

precedential

precentorial

preceptial

preceptorial

precursorial

predatorial

predecessorial

prelatial

preludial

premenarchial

premierial

preprandial

prepucial

preputial

presbyterial

presidential

prestidigitatorial

primatial

prime ministerial

primibrachial

proctorial

procuratorial

professorial

progenitorial

proprietorial

prosecutorial

proto-racial

protuberantial

proverbial

provincial

provostial

pseudopodial

pterygostomial

quincunxial

rachidial

racial

Further reading

• “-ial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Ali, LIA, Lai, ail, ali-, lai

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈaw/ [ɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˈjaw/ [ˈjaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈjal/ [ˈjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈjal/ [ˈjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈja.li/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw, (Portugal) -al
• Hyphenation: -i‧al

Suffix

-ial m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -iais)

1. alternative form of -al

   ‎anti- + ‎vetor + ‎-ial → ‎antivetorial

   ‎raça + ‎-ial → ‎racial

Suffix

-ial m (noun-forming suffix, plural -iais)

1. alternative form of -al

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ial

antivetorial

celestial

cicatricial

racial

tutorial

Further reading

• “-ial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026