adverbial
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adverbiālis. By surface analysis, adverb + -ial.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ædˈvɝbi.əl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ədˈvɜːbi.əl/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Adjective
adverbial (comparative more adverbial, superlative most adverbial)
- (grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
- 1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 9, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 495:
- And in (123) below, a (bracketed) Adverbial Phrase has undergone WH MOVEMENT:
(123) (a) [How quickly] will he drink the beer —?
(123) (b) [How carefully] did he plan his campaign —?
(123) (c) [How well] did he treat her —?
Derived terms
Translations
of or relating to an adverb
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Noun
adverbial (plural adverbials)
Derived terms
Translations
grammar: word or phrase modifying a verb
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Further reading
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adverbiālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
adverbial m or f (masculine and feminine plural adverbials)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “adverbial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “adverbial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “adverbial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “adverbial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adverbiālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ad.vɛʁ.bjal/
Audio (file) - Homophones: adverbiale, adverbiales
Adjective
adverbial (feminine adverbiale, masculine plural adverbiaux, feminine plural adverbiales)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “adverbial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adverbiālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
adverbial m or f (plural adverbiais)
- adverbial (of or relating to an adverb)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “adverbial” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
adverbial (strong nominative masculine singular adverbialer, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of adverbial (uncomparable)
Further reading
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
adverbial
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
adverbial n (definite singular adverbialet, indefinite plural adverbial or adverbialer, definite plural adverbiala or adverbialene)
- adverbial (adverbial clause)
References
- “adverbial” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
adverbial n (definite singular adverbialet, indefinite plural adverbial, definite plural adverbiala)
- adverbial (adverbial clause)
References
- “adverbial” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adverbiālis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.veʁ.biˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.d͡ʒi.veʁˈbjaw/ , /ad͡ʒ.veʁ.biˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ad͡ʒ.veʁˈbjaw/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.veɾ.biˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.d͡ʒi.veɾˈbjaw/ , /ad͡ʒ.veɾ.biˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ad͡ʒ.veɾˈbjaw/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.veʁ.biˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.d͡ʒi.veʁˈbjaw/ , /ad͡ʒ.veʁ.biˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ad͡ʒ.veʁˈbjaw/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ad͡ʒ.veɻ.biˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /ad͡ʒ.veɻˈbjaw/ , /a.d͡ʒi.veɻ.biˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.d͡ʒi.veɻˈbjaw/
Adjective
adverbial m or f (plural adverbiais)
- adverbial (of or relating to an adverb)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “adverbial” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French adverbial, from Latin adverbiālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
adverbial m or n (feminine singular adverbială, masculine plural adverbiali, feminine and neuter plural adverbiale)
Declension
Declension of adverbial
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | adverbial | adverbială | adverbiali | adverbiale | ||
| definite | adverbialul | adverbiala | adverbialii | adverbialele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | adverbial | adverbiale | adverbiali | adverbiale | ||
| definite | adverbialului | adverbialei | adverbialelor | adverbialilor | |||
Further reading
- adverbial in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adverbiālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
adverbial m or f (masculine and feminine plural adverbiales)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “adverbial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
adverbial n
- an adverbial word or phrase
Declension
| Declension of adverbial | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | adverbial | adverbialet | adverbial | adverbialen |
| Genitive | adverbials | adverbialets | adverbials | adverbialens |
Related terms
Further reading
- adverbial in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (14th ed., online)