-acal

See also: acal and açâl

English

Etymology

From -ac +‎ -al, probably on the model of -ical beside -ic.[1]

Pronunciation

Suffix

-acal (adjective-forming suffix, not generally comparable, comparative more -acal, superlative most -acal)

  1. Used to form an adjective from a noun.
    ‎prosody + ‎-acal → ‎prosodiacal

Usage notes

  • Most adjectives ending in -acal are formed by adding -al onto an existing word ending in -ac rather than using this suffix.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -acal
encyclopaediacal
encyclopædiacal
encyclopediacal
prosodiacal

References

  1. ^ “-acal, suffix”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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