-al

Meaning

-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

Concepts

-like

-ish

Synonyms

-eux

-ique

Translations

-ich

-ig

-isch

-lich

-achtig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/al/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: -al

Inherited from Old French: -al

Borrowed from Latin: -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.