suffix · neuterthird declension
-al
-al n (genitive -ālis)
Meaning
- morphemeneuternoun-forming suffix
Origins
From the recurrent substantivation of apocopated adjectives in -āle, the nominative neuter singular ending of -ālis. Compare the nominal suffixes -ārium, -ium and -cum (among others), all derived from the neuter stem of adjective-forming suffixes.