-al

(Engels)

-al; appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form; often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/al/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelfrans: -al

Overgenomen van Oudfrans: -al

Geleend van Latijn: -ālis

In summary

Inherited from Middle French -al, from Old French -al, borrowed from Latin -ālis. Doublet of -el, which is inherited. The masculine plural in -x comes from the letter's usage as a ligature to abbreviate -us.

Concepten

-achtig

Synoniemen

-eux

-ique

Vertalingen

-ich

-ig

-isch

-lich

-like

-ish