adjectival en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English adjective Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English adjectival From adjective + -al.
Meanings
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Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.
Almost all of these names are adjectival in form, derived from some other personal or place-name, usually by the addition of the suffix -ius, -aeus, -eius, or -eus; […]
1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xv:adjectival noun
As we can have the adjectival forms bright, brighter, brightest, so we can have the adverbial forms brightly, brightlier, brightliest, but degree is alike inconceivable in the adjective ‘round,’ and the A. ‘here.’
1876, “Ad′verb”, in John M[erry] Ross, editor, The Globe Enyclopædia of Universal Information, volume I, Boston, Mass.: Estes & Lauriat, […], page 25, column 1:adjectival syntax
- Of or relating to procedure, especially to technicalities thereof.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most adjectival | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more adjectival | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
adjectivality · adjectivally · adjectival pronoun · adjectivalization · nonadjectival · preadjectival · adjectival phrase · adjectival clause · deadjectival · adjectivalize
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (93)
he תוארי (functioning as an adjective) · vo ladyekik (functioning as an adjective) · ms kata sifat (functioning as an adjective) · ru адъекти́вный (functioning as an adjective) · cy ansoddeiriol (functioning as an adjective) · dv ނަނއިތުރު (functioning as an adjective) · eo adjektiva (functioning as an adjective) · ca adjectiu (functioning as an adjective) · hu melléknévi (functioning as an adjective) · gv marennymagh (functioning as an adjective) · da adjektiv (functioning as an adjective) · th คุณศัพท์ (functioning as an adjective) · ja 形容詞の (functioning as an adjective) · pl adiektywny (functioning as an adjective) · kk сын есім (functioning as an adjective) · tk sypat (functioning as an adjective) · cs adjektivní (functioning as an adjective) · it aggettivale (functioning as an adjective) · io adjektiva (functioning as an adjective) · de adjektivisch (functioning as an adjective) · hy ածական (functioning as an adjective) · qu sutip rampaqnin (functioning as an adjective) · ro adjectival (functioning as an adjective) · su adjéktif (functioning as an adjective) · sk prídavné meno (functioning as an adjective) · sl pridevniški (functioning as an adjective) · de beiwörtlich (functioning as an adjective) · la adiectivus) (functioning as an adjective) · uz sifat (functioning as an adjective) · de Adjektiv- (functioning as an adjective) · lt būdvardinis (functioning as an adjective) · fi adjektiivinen (functioning as an adjective) · fo lýsingarorð (functioning as an adjective) · nl adjectivisch (functioning as an adjective) · sh при́дјевскӣ (functioning as an adjective) · fa وصفی (functioning as an adjective) · ast axetivu (functioning as an adjective) · de eigenschaftswörtlich (functioning as an adjective) · es adjetival (functioning as an adjective) · pap athetivo (functioning as an adjective) · ar وَصْفِيّ (functioning as an adjective) · fr adjectival (functioning as an adjective) · uk ад'єкти́вний (functioning as an adjective) · la adiectivalis) (functioning as an adjective) · tl makauri (functioning as an adjective) · mk придавен (functioning as an adjective) · sl ádjektiven (functioning as an adjective) · vi có tính chất tính từ (functioning as an adjective) · tr sıfat (functioning as an adjective) · cmn 形容詞的 /形容词的 (functioning as an adjective) · pa ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣੀ (functioning as an adjective) · fy adjektivysk (functioning as an adjective) · sw tashbihi (functioning as an adjective) · ne विशेषण (functioning as an adjective) · is lýsingarorð (functioning as an adjective) · pt adjetivo (functioning as an adjective) · ia adjectival (functioning as an adjective) · cs přídavné jméno (functioning as an adjective) · ia adjective (functioning as an adjective) · ga aidiachtach (functioning as an adjective) · mk придавски (functioning as an adjective) · pl adiektywalny (functioning as an adjective) · yi אַדיעקטיוויש (functioning as an adjective) · wa addjectivrece (functioning as an adjective) · fy eigenskiplik (functioning as an adjective) · ka ზედსართავური (functioning as an adjective) · hy ածականական (functioning as an adjective) · ru прилага́тельный (functioning as an adjective) · el επιθετικός (functioning as an adjective) · af byvoeglik (functioning as an adjective) · nl bijvoeglijk (functioning as an adjective) · pl przymiotnikowy (functioning as an adjective) · gl adxectivo (functioning as an adjective) · jv ꦠꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦁꦏꦲꦤꦤ꧀ (functioning as an adjective) · fr adjectif (functioning as an adjective) · ta உரிச்சொல் (functioning as an adjective) · es adjetivo (functioning as an adjective) · sq mbiemëror (functioning as an adjective) · ga aidiachtúil (functioning as an adjective) · ru адъективи́рованный (functioning as an adjective) · pt adjectivo (functioning as an adjective) · ar نَعْتِيّ (functioning as an adjective) · sv adjektivisk (functioning as an adjective) · kmr rengdêr (functioning as an adjective) · ba сифат (functioning as an adjective) · kmr sifet (functioning as an adjective) · sh prídjevskī (functioning as an adjective) · ko 형용사의 (functioning as an adjective) · be ад'екты́ўны (functioning as an adjective) · az sıfət (functioning as an adjective) · id kata sifat (functioning as an adjective) · ang tōġeīecendlīċ (functioning as an adjective) · fi adjektiivi- (functioning as an adjective)