Standard Lemma guide

-ial

suffix · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • -ē-əl
  • Australian, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation: /-iː.əl/
  • Canada, General-American, Scotland: /-i.əl/
  • India: /-iː.al/

1

suffix

Meaning 1

Alternative form of -al.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, morpheme, not-comparable

Examples

  • baron + -ial → baronial

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

suffix

Meaning 2

Forms a noun from a verb ending in -y.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial Inherited from Middle English -ial, derived from Old French -ial, derived from Latin -ālis after radical in -ius, -ia, -ium. Equivalent to -i- + -al.