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-ial

Portuguese, suffix/iˈaw/

-ial is a Portuguese feminine suffix meaning “alternative form of -al” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does -ial mean in English?

suffix

  1. 1

    femininemasculinealternative form of -al

    anti- + vetor + -ial → antivetorial

suffix

  1. 1

    masculinealternative form of -al

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce -ial?

  • Brazil /iˈaw/
  • Brazil [iˈaʊ̯]
  • Brazil /ˈjaw/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.