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-alis

Latin

Adjective Suffix

-alis

Third declension

  1. Suffix added to various forms of words to create adjectives. See also -aris.
If the root word ends in -l or -lis, Latin generally used -aris instead. Sometimes both forms are found; e.g., linealis and linearis .
Root Adjective
duo dualis
plus, plur- pluralis
linea linealis, linearis


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