Dictionary

-ial en · X

Pronunciation

• /-iː.al/ (India)
• -ē-əl
• /-i.əl/ (Canada, General-American, Scotland)
• /-iː.əl/ (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, morpheme, not-comparable) Alternative form of -al.
   alt of -al
   • baron + -ial → baronial
2. (morpheme) Forms a noun from a verb ending in -y.

Forms