adverbial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ədˈvɜːbi.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ædˈvɝbi.əl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adverbiālis. By surface analysis, adverb + -ial.
Meanings
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Of or relating to an adverb.
And in (123) below, a (bracketed) Adverbial Phrase has undergone WH MOVEMENT: (123) (a) [How quickly] will he drink the beer —? (123) (b) [How carefully] did he plan his campaign —? (123) (c) [How well] did he treat her —?
1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 9, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 495: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more adverbial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most adverbial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonadverbial · adverbialize · adverbial participle · adverbial particle · time adverbial · adverbialist · adverbial case · adverbial adjunct · adverbialism · adverbialization · adverbiality · adverbialness · adverbial number · preadverbial · adverbial phrase · adverbial of time · adverbially · adverbial clause · adverbial genitive · adverbial accusative
Translations (39)
de Adverbial- (of or relating to an adverb) · sv adverbiell (of or relating to an adverb) · sh адвербан (of or relating to an adverb) · sh приложни (of or relating to an adverb) · sh adverban (of or relating to an adverb) · fr adverbial (of or relating to an adverb) · pl przysłówkowy (of or relating to an adverb) · nl adverbiaal (of or relating to an adverb) · vo ladvärbik (of or relating to an adverb) · bg наре́чен (of or relating to an adverb) · sh priložni (of or relating to an adverb) · de adverbiell (of or relating to an adverb) · bg адвербиа́лен (of or relating to an adverb) · el επιρρηματικός (of or relating to an adverb) · fi adverbiaalinen (of or relating to an adverb) · pt adverbial (of or relating to an adverb) · ja 副詞類 (of or relating to an adverb) · cy adferfol (of or relating to an adverb) · ro adverbial (of or relating to an adverb) · pl adwerbialny (of or relating to an adverb) · cs příslovečný (of or relating to an adverb) · fy bywurdlik (of or relating to an adverb) · de umstandswörtlich (of or relating to an adverb) · gl adverbial (of or relating to an adverb) · ca adverbial (of or relating to an adverb) · de adverbial (of or relating to an adverb) · nl bijwoordelijk (of or relating to an adverb) · ru наре́чный (of or relating to an adverb) · mk прилошки (of or relating to an adverb) · de nebenwörtlich (of or relating to an adverb) · hu határozói (of or relating to an adverb) · it avverbiale (of or relating to an adverb) · sq ndajfoljor (of or relating to an adverb) · hy մակբայական (of or relating to an adverb) · tl makaabay (of or relating to an adverb) · sl prislóven (of or relating to an adverb) · es adverbial (of or relating to an adverb) · ko 부사형 (of or relating to an adverb) · uk прислівнико́вий (of or relating to an adverb)