circonstanciel
French edit
Etymology edit
From circonstance (“circumstance”) + -iel.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
circonstanciel (feminine circonstancielle, masculine plural circonstanciels, feminine plural circonstancielles)
- (grammar) adverbial
- une proposition subordonnée circonstancielle ― an adverbial clause
Usage notes edit
- Not to be confused with circonstancié (“circumstantial”).
Further reading edit
- “circonstanciel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.