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adjectival

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English

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Etymology

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From adjective +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌædʒɛkˈtaɪ.vəl/[1]
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæd͡ʒəkˈtaɪ.vəl/, /ˌæd͡ʒəˈtaɪ.vəl/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪvəl

Adjective

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adjectival (comparative more adjectival, superlative most adjectival)

  1. (grammar) Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.
    Synonym: adjective
    adjectival syntax[2]
  2. (law) Of or relating to procedure, especially to technicalities thereof.

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Noun

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adjectival (plural adjectivals)

  1. An adjectival phrase or clause.
    • 2013, Harrie Wetzer, The Typology of Adjectival Predication, page 240:
      Within this line of reasoning, then, Tagalog is classified as a language in which adjectivals are essentially neutral between a nouny and a verby interpretation.

References

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  1. ^ “Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2022 March 13 (last accessed), archived from the original on 5 May 2009
  2. ^ adjectival”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

French

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Etymology

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From adjective +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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adjectival (feminine adjectivale, masculine plural adjectivaux, feminine plural adjectivales)

  1. adjectival

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French adjectival. By surface analysis, adjectiv +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌad.ʒek.tiˈval/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: ad‧jec‧ti‧val

Adjective

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adjectival m or n (feminine singular adjectivală, masculine plural adjectivali, feminine and neuter plural adjectivale)

  1. adjectival

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite adjectival adjectivală adjectivali adjectivale
definite adjectivalul adjectivala adjectivalii adjectivalele
genitive-
dative
indefinite adjectival adjectivale adjectivali adjectivale
definite adjectivalului adjectivalei adjectivalilor adjectivalelor

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