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Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin -alis.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ális
- Added to foreign words to create an adjective or a noun.
- zseniális (“genial, marked by genius”)
- speciális (“special”)
- kulturális (“cultural”)
- admirális (“admiral”)
Usage notes
According to Attila Mártonfi, -ális is one of the "32 typical, distinguishable foreign word endings, which is not considerable as an independent Hungarian suffix".[1]
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