banal

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: banał

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French banal (“held in common, relating to feudal service, by extension commonplace”), from Old French banel, related to Medieval Latin bannālis (“subject to feudal authority”), from bannus (“jurisdiction”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“order, summon, forbid”). See also ban, abandon.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

banal (comparative more banal or banaler, superlative most banal or banalest)

  1. Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
    Synonyms: everyday, prosaic; see also Thesaurus:hackneyed, Thesaurus:boring
    Antonyms: new, original
    • 2013, Mark Ruffalo as Dan, Begin Again, written by John Carney:
      One of the most banal scenes is suddenly invested with so much meaning! All these banalities - They're suddenly turned into these… these beautiful, effervescent pearls. From Music.
  2. (uncommon, historical) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.
    • 1926, Thomas Guérin, Feudal Canada: The Story of the Seigniories of New France, page 72:
      They arrived in 1732, and were distributed gratis to the more important banal mills.
    • 1984, C. Warren Hollister, “War and Diplomacy in the Anglo-Norman world: the reign of Henry I”, in Anglo-Norman Studies VI: Proceedings of the Battle Conference, 1983, page 79:
      French historians have viewed these policies as efforts to replace the banal authority inherited from the Carolingians […]
    • 2002, Wim Blockmans; Peter Hoppenbrouwers, Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1500, page 138:
      To what extent were banal lords accountable to a prince or a king for their unrestricted exercise of public authority?

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Breton[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

banal m

  1. bramble
  2. broom (a plant, sp. Genista)

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French banal.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

banal (masculine and feminine plural banals)

  1. banal (common in a boring way)

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ban +‎ -al, related to Medieval Latin bannālis, from bannus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

banal (feminine singular banale, masculine plural banals, feminine plural banales)

  1. banal; commonplace

Adjective[edit]

banal (feminine singular banale, masculine plural banaux, feminine plural banales)

  1. (law) public
  2. (historical) relating to facilities owned by feudal lords
    un four banal, un moulin banal
    a commonplace oven, a commonplace mill

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

banal (comparative banaler, superlative am banalsten)

  1. banal

Declension[edit]

Positive forms of banal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist banal sie ist banal es ist banal sie sind banal
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative banaler banale banales banale
genitive banalen banaler banalen banaler
dative banalem banaler banalem banalen
accusative banalen banale banales banale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der banale die banale das banale die banalen
genitive des banalen der banalen des banalen der banalen
dative dem banalen der banalen dem banalen den banalen
accusative den banalen die banale das banale die banalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein banaler eine banale ein banales (keine) banalen
genitive eines banalen einer banalen eines banalen (keiner) banalen
dative einem banalen einer banalen einem banalen (keinen) banalen
accusative einen banalen eine banale ein banales (keine) banalen
Comparative forms of banal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist banaler sie ist banaler es ist banaler sie sind banaler
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative banalerer banalere banaleres banalere
genitive banaleren banalerer banaleren banalerer
dative banalerem banalerer banalerem banaleren
accusative banaleren banalere banaleres banalere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der banalere die banalere das banalere die banaleren
genitive des banaleren der banaleren des banaleren der banaleren
dative dem banaleren der banaleren dem banaleren den banaleren
accusative den banaleren die banalere das banalere die banaleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein banalerer eine banalere ein banaleres (keine) banaleren
genitive eines banaleren einer banaleren eines banaleren (keiner) banaleren
dative einem banaleren einer banaleren einem banaleren (keinen) banaleren
accusative einen banaleren eine banalere ein banaleres (keine) banaleren
Superlative forms of banal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am banalsten sie ist am banalsten es ist am banalsten sie sind am banalsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative banalster banalste banalstes banalste
genitive banalsten banalster banalsten banalster
dative banalstem banalster banalstem banalsten
accusative banalsten banalste banalstes banalste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der banalste die banalste das banalste die banalsten
genitive des banalsten der banalsten des banalsten der banalsten
dative dem banalsten der banalsten dem banalsten den banalsten
accusative den banalsten die banalste das banalste die banalsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein banalster eine banalste ein banalstes (keine) banalsten
genitive eines banalsten einer banalsten eines banalsten (keiner) banalsten
dative einem banalsten einer banalsten einem banalsten (keinen) banalsten
accusative einen banalsten eine banalste ein banalstes (keine) banalsten

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay banal, from Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Adjective[edit]

banal

  1. banal (common)

Luxembourgish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

banal (masculine banalen, neuter banaalt, comparative méi banal, superlative am banaalsten)

  1. banal

Declension[edit]

declension of banal
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass banal si ass banal et ass banal si si(nn) banal
without article nominative/accusative banalen banal banaalt banal
dative banalem banaler banalem banalen
with article nominative/accusative banalen banal banaalt banal
dative banalen banaler banalen banalen

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

banal

  1. banal (common)
    Synonym: basi

Portuguese[edit]

Adjective[edit]

banal m or f (plural banais, comparable)

  1. banal (common)
  2. hackneyed (repeated too often)
    Synonyms: batido, trivial

Derived terms[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

banal (plural banales)

  1. banal

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective[edit]

banal

  1. pious
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=banal&oldid=59442431"