-ual

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Alternative form of -al.

Word forms

-ual

Etymology

Back-formation from Latin adjectives ending in -uālis, which are formed from fourth-declension nouns suffixed with -ālis. By surface analysis, -u- + -al.

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