English Explanatory Dictionary

-ial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Alternative form of -al.
suffix
  1. Forms a noun from a verb ending in -y.

Pronunciation

-ē-əl /-iː.əl/ /-i.əl/ /-iː.al/

Word forms

-ial -ials

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.

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