-al

Etymology 1
From, from the adjective suffix , or French, Middle French and Old French ,.

Suffix

 * 1) Of or pertaining to.

Usage notes
If the root word contains l, the variant is often used instead (e.g., , , ), unless the root contains r after the l. Sometimes both forms are found:,. One also sees, as in.

As nominalizer, some verbs have two corresponding nouns, one ending in and the other in / (more common suffix), with one or the other being more common, sometimes with different nuances. Notable examples: /, / , / , /. Some superficial pairs are actually of different origin, notably / (/, not both from ).

Derived terms

 * Category:English terms suffixed with -al

Etymology 2
.

Translations

 * Danish: -al
 * Dutch:
 * Galician:
 * Hungarian:
 * Swedish:

Usage notes

 * -al is the most common suffix used to form the plurals of inanimate words, including most body parts and some words ending in the vowel a.
 * See the usage notes at -ak.

Etymology
.

Etymology
.

Suffix

 * 1) for [...] reason (ending for correlatives of reason)

Etymology
, from, borrowed from. , which is inherited.

Etymology
.

Suffix

 * 1) pertaining to, using; adjectival suffix appended to nouns

Etymology
From.

Usage notes

 * Variants:
 *  is added to back-vowel words
 *  is added to front-vowel words

Etymology
From apocope of final in, neuter of.

Etymology
.

Etymology 1
Extracted from.

Etymology 2
Extracted from.

Etymology 3
From (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, ), from.

Etymology
Borrowed from, and its source.

Usage notes

 * -al is the most common suffix used to form the plurals of inanimate words, including most body parts and some words ending in the vowel a.

Etymology
From, from.

Suffix

 * 1)  of or pertaining to; adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form

Etymology
From in adjectives like  and, from.

Etymology
Borrowed from. Compare the inherited.

Etymology
.

Declension
Animate/personal:

Inanimate:

Surnames:

Etymology 1
From, from.

Etymology 2
From the first syllable of and.

Etymology
. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Suffix

 * 1) ; of or pertaining to, forms adjectives from nouns.

Etymology
.

Suffix

 * , of or pertaining to; forming an adjective from a noun