Borrowed from French banal (“held in common, relating to feudal service, by extension commonplace”), from Old French banel, related to Medieval Latin bannālis (“subject to feudal authority”), from Latin bannus (“jurisdiction”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to order, summon, forbid”). Equivalent to ban + -al. See also ban, abandon.
banal (comparative more banal or banaler, superlative most banal or banalest)
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From Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər. Compare Kapampangan banal, Masbatenyo banal, and Tagalog banal.
banál
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banal m
banal m or f (masculine and feminine plural banals)
From ban + -al, related to Medieval Latin bannālis, from bannus.
banal (feminine banale, masculine plural banals, feminine plural banales)
Borrowed from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.
banal (strong nominative masculine singular banaler, comparative banaler, superlative am banalsten)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist banal | sie ist banal | es ist banal | sie sind banal | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | banaler | banale | banales | banale |
| genitive | banalen | banaler | banalen | banaler | |
| dative | banalem | banaler | banalem | banalen | |
| accusative | banalen | banale | banales | banale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der banale | die banale | das banale | die banalen |
| genitive | des banalen | der banalen | des banalen | der banalen | |
| dative | dem banalen | der banalen | dem banalen | den banalen | |
| accusative | den banalen | die banale | das banale | die banalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein banaler | eine banale | ein banales | (keine) banalen |
| genitive | eines banalen | einer banalen | eines banalen | (keiner) banalen | |
| dative | einem banalen | einer banalen | einem banalen | (keinen) banalen | |
| accusative | einen banalen | eine banale | ein banales | (keine) banalen | |
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist banaler | sie ist banaler | es ist banaler | sie sind banaler | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | banalerer | banalere | banaleres | banalere |
| genitive | banaleren | banalerer | banaleren | banalerer | |
| dative | banalerem | banalerer | banalerem | banaleren | |
| accusative | banaleren | banalere | banaleres | banalere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der banalere | die banalere | das banalere | die banaleren |
| genitive | des banaleren | der banaleren | des banaleren | der banaleren | |
| dative | dem banaleren | der banaleren | dem banaleren | den banaleren | |
| accusative | den banaleren | die banalere | das banalere | die banaleren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein banalerer | eine banalere | ein banaleres | (keine) banaleren |
| genitive | eines banaleren | einer banaleren | eines banaleren | (keiner) banaleren | |
| dative | einem banaleren | einer banaleren | einem banaleren | (keinen) banaleren | |
| accusative | einen banaleren | eine banalere | ein banaleres | (keine) banaleren | |
From Malay banal, from Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.
banal
From Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər. Compare Bikol Central banal, Masbatenyo banal, and Tagalog banal.
banál
banal (masculine banalen, neuter banaalt, comparative méi banal, superlative am banaalsten)
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass banal | si ass banal | et ass banal | si si(nn) banal | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | banalen | banal | banaalt | banal |
| independent without determiner | banales | banaler | |||
| dative | after any declined word | banalen | banaler | banalen | banalen |
| as first declined word | banalem | banalem | |||
From Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.
banal (Jawi spelling بانل)
From Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.
banál
banal m or f (plural banais)
banal m or n (feminine singular banală, masculine plural banali, feminine and neuter plural banale)
Borrowed from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannālis, from bannum.
banal m or f (masculine and feminine plural banales)
Borrowed from French banal. First attested in 1845.
banal (comparative banalare, superlative banalast)
| Inflection of banal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | banal | banalare | banalast |
| Neuter singular | banalt | banalare | banalast |
| Plural | banala | banalare | banalast |
| Masculine plural3 | banale | banalare | banalast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | banale | banalare | banalaste |
| All | banala | banalare | banalaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
From Malay benar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər (“true, righteous, honest”). Compare Bikol Central banal, Kapampangan banal, Masbatenyo banal.
banál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜎ᜔)
banal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜎ᜔) (obsolete)
banal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜎ᜔) (obsolete)
banal