See also: ale, Ale, alé, alè, alẽ, åle, and Alę

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-ale f

  1. feminine of -al

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin -ālis.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.le/
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: -à‧le

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-ale (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ali)

  1. 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

Latin

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-āle

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of -ālis

Middle English

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-ale

  1. Alternative form of -al

Walloon

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-ale

  1. forms feminine nouns, often diminutive