-ial
English
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English -ial, derived from Old French -ial,[1] derived from Latin -ālis after radical in -ius, -ia, -ium. Equivalent to -i- + -al.
Pronunciation
- enPR: -ē-əl
- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /-iː.əl/
- (General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA(key): /-i.əl/
- (India) IPA(key): /-iː.al/
- Hyphenation: -i‧al
Suffix
-ial (adjective-forming suffix, not comparable)
Suffix
-ial (noun-forming suffix, plural -ials)
- Forms a noun from a verb ending in -y.
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -ial
References
- ^ “-ial”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
Further reading
- “-ial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈaw/ [ɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˈjaw/ [ˈjaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈjal/ [ˈjaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈja.li/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw, (Portugal) -al
- Hyphenation: -i‧al
Suffix
-ial m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -iais)
Suffix
-ial m (noun-forming suffix, plural -iais)
- alternative form of -al
Derived terms
Portuguese terms suffixed with -ial