-альний

Ukrainian Pronunciation -альний -а́льний Etymology 1 uk slav :af -аль<id:masculine suffix> -ний -льний + 1 uk - uk -льний. Cognate pl -alny<id:-able> Etymology 1. Suffix uk suffix -́альний -а́льний adjective-forming suffixes feminine -альна Used to form adjectives from verbs, especially those in uk -ати. uk гра́ти to play -а́льний гра́льний relational playing uk прощати to forgive прощальний parting, valedictory Usage notes Many, perhaps most, adjectives ending in uk -альний are not formed from verbs but rather are formed by adding the extremely common ending uk -ний to a borrowed (usually French, German or English) adjective ending in fr -al, fr -el or de -ell, e.g. uk вертика́льний vertical, from de vertikal or directly from fr vertical, and similarly uk актуа́льний current, timely, from de aktuell or directly from fr actuel. Etymology 2 uk latin :af la:-alis<bor><id:adjectivizing suffix> -ний<id:suf> + 1 Compare pl -alny Etymology 2. Suffix uk suffix forms masculine adjectives uk la:nasus<t:nose> назальний<t:vital> Declension -́а́льний Derived terms uk