-ale
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-ale f
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-ale (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ali)
- added to nouns to form adjectives, often specifically relational adjectives; -al
- decisione (“decision”) + -ale → decisionale (“decisional”)
- labbro (“lip”) + -ale → labiale (“labial”)
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- → Maltese: -ali
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-āle
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-ale
- Alternative form of -al
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-ale
- forms feminine nouns, often diminutive