-ial

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See also: ial and IAL

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -ālis after radical in -ius, -ia, -ium.

Suffix

-ial

  1. Forms an adjective from a noun.
  2. Forms a noun from a verb ending in -y.

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