"-imal" meaning in English

See -imal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Rebracketing of decimal, as if it were from dec- + -imal. Etymology templates: {{rebracketing|en|decimal}} Rebracketing of decimal, {{af|en|dec-|-imal|nocat=1}} dec- + -imal Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -imal, {{en-suffix}} -imal
  1. Used to form names of numerical bases (radixes). Tags: morpheme
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