-ial


  1. variant of -al1: gubernatorial.

Origin of -ial

1
Extracted from Latin loanwords in which -ālis (adjective suffix) is joined to stems ending in i; see -al1. Cf. filial, imperial1

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How to use -ial in a sentence

  • Ial li ne riparis la tendon, for some reason he did not repair the tent.Ĉu vi opinias ke ial li maljuste suferas?

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  • Ili kredis ĝin malnova kaj ne tre forta, kaj ial la junulino estis treege timigita (frightened).

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British Dictionary definitions for -ial

-ial

suffix forming adjectives
  1. of; relating to; connected with: managerial

Origin of -ial

1
from Latin -iālis, adj suffix; compare -al 1

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