"-ual" meaning in All languages combined

See -ual on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Etymology: Back-formation from Latin adjectives ending in -uālis, which are formed from fourth-declension nouns suffixed with -ālis. By surface analysis, -u- + -al. Etymology templates: {{backformation|en}} Back-formation, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{surf|en|-u-|-al}} By surface analysis, -u- + -al Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -ual, {{en-suffix}} -ual
  1. Alternative form of -al. Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -al

Suffix [Portuguese]

IPA: /uˈaw/ [Brazil], [uˈaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈwaw/ [Brazil], [ˈwaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈwal/ [Portugal], [ˈwaɫ] [Portugal], /ˈwa.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: -uais [plural]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Etymology: Back-formation from Latin adjectives ending in -uālis, which are formed from fourth-declension nouns suffixed with -ālis. Etymology templates: {{backformation|pt}} Back-formation, {{der|pt|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{pt-adj}} -ual m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -uais)
  1. alternative form of -al (of or pertaining to) Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine, masculine, morpheme Alternative form of: -al (extra: of or pertaining to)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "-ālis",
      "-alis#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "-u-",
      "-u-#English"
    ],
    [
      "-al",
      "-al#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation",
      "name": "backformation"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-u-",
        "3": "-al"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, -u- + -al",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from Latin adjectives ending in -uālis, which are formed from fourth-declension nouns suffixed with -ālis. By surface analysis, -u- + -al.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "",
        "id": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-ual",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-ual",
      "name": "en-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "-al"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English back-formations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms interfixed with -u-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -al",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of -al."
      ],
      "id": "en--ual-en-suffix--Im9EX91",
      "links": [
        [
          "-al",
          "-al#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ual"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "-ālis",
      "-alis#Latin"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation",
      "name": "backformation"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from Latin adjectives ending in -uālis, which are formed from fourth-declension nouns suffixed with -ālis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-uais",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-ual m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -uais)",
      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "-u",
        "al"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "of or pertaining to",
          "word": "-al"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese back-formations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese suffixes with multiple genders",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "espírito (“spirit”) + -ual → espiritual (“spiritual”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "texto (“text”) + -ual → textual (“textual”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of -al (of or pertaining to)"
      ],
      "id": "en--ual-pt-suffix-xaPPOnW0",
      "links": [
        [
          "-al",
          "-al#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/uˈaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[uˈaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwa.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ual"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "-ālis",
      "-alis#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "-u-",
      "-u-#English"
    ],
    [
      "-al",
      "-al#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation",
      "name": "backformation"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-u-",
        "3": "-al"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, -u- + -al",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from Latin adjectives ending in -uālis, which are formed from fourth-declension nouns suffixed with -ālis. By surface analysis, -u- + -al.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "",
        "id": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-ual",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-ual",
      "name": "en-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "-al"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English back-formations",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English suffixes",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English terms interfixed with -u-",
        "English terms suffixed with -al",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of -al."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-al",
          "-al#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ual"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "-ālis",
      "-alis#Latin"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation",
      "name": "backformation"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from Latin adjectives ending in -uālis, which are formed from fourth-declension nouns suffixed with -ālis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-uais",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-ual m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -uais)",
      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "-u",
        "al"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "of or pertaining to",
          "word": "-al"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Portuguese 1-syllable words",
        "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
        "Portuguese adjective-forming suffixes",
        "Portuguese back-formations",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese epicene suffixes",
        "Portuguese feminine suffixes",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese masculine suffixes",
        "Portuguese suffixes",
        "Portuguese suffixes with multiple genders",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/al",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/al/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw/2 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "espírito (“spirit”) + -ual → espiritual (“spiritual”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "texto (“text”) + -ual → textual (“textual”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of -al (of or pertaining to)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-al",
          "-al#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/uˈaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[uˈaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwa.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ual"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: adjective-forming suffix",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Portuguese",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ual",
  "trace": ""
}

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