banal
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (uncommon) bannal
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French banal (“held in common, relating to feudal service, by extension commonplace”), from Old French banel, related to Medieval Latin bannālis (“subject to feudal authority”), from Latin bannus (“jurisdiction”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to order, summon, forbid”). Equivalent to ban + -al. See also ban, abandon.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
banal (comparative more banal or banaler, superlative most banal or banalest)
- Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- Synonyms: everyday, prosaic; see also Thesaurus:hackneyed, Thesaurus:boring
- Antonyms: new, original
- 2013, John Carney, Begin Again (motion picture), spoken by Dan (Mark Ruffalo):
- One of the most banal scenes is suddenly invested with so much meaning! All these banalities - They're suddenly turned into these… these beautiful, effervescent pearls. From Music.
- (uncommon, historical) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.
- 1926, Thomas Guérin, Feudal Canada: The Story of the Seigniories of New France, page 72:
- They arrived in 1732, and were distributed gratis to the more important banal mills.
- 1984, C. Warren Hollister, “War and Diplomacy in the Anglo-Norman world: the reign of Henry I”, in Anglo-Norman Studies VI: Proceedings of the Battle Conference, 1983, page 79:
- French historians have viewed these policies as efforts to replace the banal authority inherited from the Carolingians […]
- 2002, Wim Blockmans, Peter Hoppenbrouwers, Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1500, page 138:
- To what extent were banal lords accountable to a prince or a king for their unrestricted exercise of public authority?
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Further reading edit
- “banal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “banal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər. Compare Kapampangan banal, Masbatenyo banal, and Tagalog banal.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
banál
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Breton edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
banal m
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
banal m or f (masculine and feminine plural banals)
- banal (common in a boring way)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “banal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “banal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “banal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “banal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French edit
Etymology edit
From ban + -al, related to Medieval Latin bannālis, from bannus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
banal (feminine banale, masculine plural banals, feminine plural banales)
- (historical) owned by feudal lords
- (law) public, shared
- Synonym: communal
- un four banal ― a village oven
- un moulin banal ― a village mill
- un pressoir banal ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- banal, trite, commonplace
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “banal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
banal (strong nominative masculine singular banaler, comparative banaler, superlative am banalsten)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist banal | sie ist banal | es ist banal | sie sind banal | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | banaler | banale | banales | banale |
genitive | banalen | banaler | banalen | banaler | |
dative | banalem | banaler | banalem | banalen | |
accusative | banalen | banale | banales | banale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der banale | die banale | das banale | die banalen |
genitive | des banalen | der banalen | des banalen | der banalen | |
dative | dem banalen | der banalen | dem banalen | den banalen | |
accusative | den banalen | die banale | das banale | die banalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein banaler | eine banale | ein banales | (keine) banalen |
genitive | eines banalen | einer banalen | eines banalen | (keiner) banalen | |
dative | einem banalen | einer banalen | einem banalen | (keinen) banalen | |
accusative | einen banalen | eine banale | ein banales | (keine) banalen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist banaler | sie ist banaler | es ist banaler | sie sind banaler | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | banalerer | banalere | banaleres | banalere |
genitive | banaleren | banalerer | banaleren | banalerer | |
dative | banalerem | banalerer | banalerem | banaleren | |
accusative | banaleren | banalere | banaleres | banalere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der banalere | die banalere | das banalere | die banaleren |
genitive | des banaleren | der banaleren | des banaleren | der banaleren | |
dative | dem banaleren | der banaleren | dem banaleren | den banaleren | |
accusative | den banaleren | die banalere | das banalere | die banaleren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein banalerer | eine banalere | ein banaleres | (keine) banaleren |
genitive | eines banaleren | einer banaleren | eines banaleren | (keiner) banaleren | |
dative | einem banaleren | einer banaleren | einem banaleren | (keinen) banaleren | |
accusative | einen banaleren | eine banalere | ein banaleres | (keine) banaleren |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay banal, from Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
banal
Further reading edit
- “banal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kapampangan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər. Compare Bikol Central banal, Masbatenyo banal, and Tagalog banal.
Adjective edit
banál
Derived terms edit
Luxembourgish edit
Adjective edit
banal (masculine banalen, neuter banaalt, comparative méi banal, superlative am banaalsten)
Declension edit
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass banal | si ass banal | et ass banal | si si(nn) banal | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | banalen | banal | banaalt | banal |
independent without determiner | banales | banaler | |||
dative | after any declined word | banalen | banaler | banalen | banalen |
as first declined word | banalem | banalem |
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
banal (Jawi spelling بانل)
Further reading edit
- “banal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Masbatenyo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.
Adjective edit
banál
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
banal m or f (plural banais)
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
banal m or n (feminine singular banală, masculine plural banali, feminine and neuter plural banale)
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannālis, from bannum.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
banal m or f (masculine and feminine plural banales)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “banal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French banal. First attested in 1845.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
banal (comparative banalare, superlative banalast)
- banal
- 2023 June 21, Hedda Berglund, “Larmet från vårdcentralerna: Yngre söker vård i onödan [The alarm from the health centers: Younger people seek care unnecessarily]”, in SVT Nyheter[1]:
- Myggbett. Insektsbett. Skoskav. Feber sen igår. Täppt i näsan. Ont i ögonen eftersom man har gråtit mycket. En ögonfrans har trillat av. […] Hosta i tre timmar. Håravfall efter att man färgat håret flera gånger. Sjukskrivning för att en lösnagel hade ramlat av. […] Det är några exempel på det som vi kallar banala hälsotillstånd.
- Mosquito bite. Insect bite. Shoe chafing. Fever since yesterday. Blocked nose. Eyes hurting because one have cried a lot. An eyelash has fallen off. […] Cough for three hours. Hair loss after dyeing one's hair several times. Sick leave because a false nail had fallen off. […] These are some examples of what we call banal health conditions.
Declension edit
Inflection of banal | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | banal | banalare | banalast |
Neuter singular | banalt | banalare | banalast |
Plural | banala | banalare | banalast |
Masculine plural3 | banale | banalare | banalast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | banale | banalare | banalaste |
All | banala | banalare | banalaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Synonyms edit
- alldaglig (“everyday, quotidian”)
- ointressant (“uninteresting”)
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Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay benar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər (“true, righteous, honest”). Compare Bikol Central banal, Kapampangan banal, Masbatenyo banal.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
banál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜎ᜔)
Derived terms edit
- Araw ng mga Banal
- Banal na Espiritu
- Banal na Mag-anak
- Banal na Misa
- Banal na Pamilya
- Banal na Rosaryo
- Banal na Santo Rosaryo
- Banal na Tridwo ng Paskuwa
- banalin
- kabanalan
- mabanal
- mabanalin
- magbanal
- magbanal-banalan
- magmabanal
- magpabanal
- magpakabanal
- mapagbanal-banalan
- pagbabanal
- pagbabanal-banalan
- pagpapabanal
- pagpapakabanal
- pakabanalin
- pambanal
- Simbahan ni Jesucristo ng mga Banal sa mga Huling Araw
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜎ᜔) (obsolete)
- discomfort in one's bones (of the hands or feet)
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Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜎ᜔) (obsolete)
Further reading edit
- “banal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[2], La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 232: “Deſconçertarſe) Banal (pp) pie o mano”
- page 379: “Iuſto) Banal (pc) que en todo açierta”
- page 601: “Virtuoſo) Banal (pc) que ſigue la juſtiçia”
Turkish edit
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banal