释义 |
-ial, suffix repr. L. -iālis, -iāle, in adjs. formed from n. stems in -io-, -ia-, as cūriālis, tibiālis; extensively used in med.L., Fr., and Eng. to form derivative adjs. from L. adjs. in -is, -ius, as cælest-is, celest-i-al, terrestr-is, terrestr-i-al, dictātōr-i-us, dictator-i-al. See -al suffix1 I. |