Inherited from Middle English -ial, derived from Old French -ial,^[1] derived from Latin -ālis after radical in -ius, -ia, -ium. Equivalent to -i- +‎ -al.

• enPR: -ē-əl
• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /-iː.əl/
• (General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA^(key): /-i.əl/
• (India) IPA^(key): /-iː.al/
• Hyphenation: -i‧al

-ial (adjective-forming suffix, not comparable)

1. Alternative form of -al.

   ‎baron + ‎-ial → ‎baronial

-ial (noun-forming suffix, plural -ials)

1. Forms a noun from a verb ending in -y.

• “-ial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

• Ali, LIA, Lai, ail, ali-, lai

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw, (Portugal) -al
• Hyphenation: -i‧al

-ial m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -iais)

1. alternative form of -al

   ‎anti- + ‎vetor + ‎-ial → ‎antivetorial

   ‎raça + ‎-ial → ‎racial

-ial m (noun-forming suffix, plural -iais)

1. alternative form of -al

• “-ial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

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