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Definitiones

1. Suffixed to nouns or numerals creating adjectives of relationship.
   declension-3, morpheme, suffix, two-termination
2. Suffixed to adjectives creating adjectives with an intensified meaning.
   declension-3, morpheme, suffix, two-termination

Exempla

“anima (“breath”) + -ālis → animālis (“animate, living”)”

“crūra (“legs”) + -ālis → crūrālis (“pertaining to the leg, crural”)”

“pedēs (“feet”) + -ālis → pedālis (“pertaining to the foot”)”

“duo (“two”) + -ālis → duālis (“dual”)”

“rēx (“king, ruler”) + -ālis → rēgālis (“regal, royal”)”

“nātūra (“nature”) + -ālis → nātūrālis (“natural”)”

“aequus (“equal in a given quality; even, level”) + -ālis → aequālis (“equal in every respect, identical in value; uniform, unvarying”)”

“aeternus (“having finite but long duration as if pertaining to an aetas; lasting”) + -ālis → aeternālis (“having infinite duration; everlasting, infinite”)”

“līber (“free, independent, unrestricted; open, unbiased”) + -ālis → līberālis (“advocating and promoting personal freedom; bountiful, generous”)”

“socius (“associating, sharing, partaking”) + -ālis → sociālis (“companionable; allied, confederate”)”

Gradus CEFR