"-al" meaning in English

See -al in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /əl/, [l̩], [ɫ̩] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--al.wav
Etymology: From Middle English -al, from the Latin adjective suffix -ālis, or French, Middle French and Old French -el, -al. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|inh|enm>-al>adjectival suffix|id=adjectival suffix}}, {{inh|en|enm|-al}} Middle English -al, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes|head=|id=}} -al, {{en-suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes}} -al
  1. Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--al-en-suffix-MnLAatsU Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 36 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 33 39
  2. Forming nouns, especially of verbal action. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--al-en-suffix-4DqBHm7G Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 36 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 33 39 Derived forms (forming nouns, especially of verbal action.): arousal, arrival, bestowal, betrothal, denial, disposal, proposal, rental, rival, reversal, removal, subdual, submittal, transmittal Disambiguation of 'forming nouns, especially of verbal action.': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -all [obsolete], -ual Derived forms: -ical
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: -an, -ar, -ate, -esque, -ese, -id, -ian, -ing, -ish, -like, -oid, -ory, -ous, -ship, -tion (alt: -ion, -sion), -ure, -y

Suffix

IPA: /æl/
Etymology: Back-formation from aldehyde. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|aldehyde}} Back-formation from aldehyde Head templates: {{head|en|suffix}} -al
  1. (organic chemistry) Forms the names of aldehydes. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Translations (aldehyde): -al (Danish), -al (Dutch), -al (Galician), -al (Hungarian), -al (Swedish)
    Sense id: en--al-en-suffix-lQvon719 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 31 29 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 21 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 36 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 30 30 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 30 30 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 24 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 29 41 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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