-ual

See also: ual and UAL

English

Etymology

Back-formation from Latin adjectives ending in -uālis, which are formed from fourth-declension nouns suffixed with -ālis.

Suffix

-ual

1. Alternative form of -al.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ual

accentual

adventual

bisweptual

conflictual

consensual

consentual

contactual

contentual

contextual

contractual

countertextual

distinctual

districtual

epitextual

eventual

extinctual

factual

habitual

inceptual

incestual

insectual

instinctual

multiscriptual

objectual

percentual

peritextual

pretextual

processual

relictual

satisfactual

sexual

sociofactual

spiritual

textual

Anagrams

• Lua, aul, Lau, ALU, alu, Ula, Aul, lau, ULA, LUA

Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation from Latin adjectives ending in -uālis, which are formed from fourth-declension nouns suffixed with -ālis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈaw/ [ʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwaw/ [ˈwaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈwal/ [ˈwaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈwal/ [ˈwaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈwa.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: -u‧al

Suffix

-ual m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -uais)

1. alternative form of -al; appended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of or relating to X”

   ‎espírito (“spirit”) + ‎-ual → ‎espiritual (“spiritual”)

   ‎texto (“text”) + ‎-ual → ‎textual (“textual”)

Usage notes

This form is generally appended to nouns ending with unstressed ⟨o⟩.

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ual

anual

arcual

atual

casual

conceitual

conflitual

consensual

contextual

contratual

conventual

cultual

espiritual

estadual

eventual

factual

fatual

gestual

habitual

intelectual

pontual

processual

ritual

sensual

sexual

textual

usual

Further reading

• Contratualizar = contratizar in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa.