I. əl, ə l adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English -al, -el, from Old French & Latin; Old French -al, -el, from Latin -alis
: of, relating to, or characterized by
direction al
fiction al
hormon al
organization al
spectr al
tid al
II. noun suffix
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English -aille, from Old French, from Latin -alia, neuter plural of -alis
: action or process
bestow al
rehears al
withdraw al
III. ˌal, _əl, ə l; in sense 2 “ or -ˌȯl or -ˌäl noun suffix
( -s )
Etymology: French, from alcool alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol
1.
a. : aldehyde
butan al
salicyl al
— compare geneva system
b. : acetal
butyr al
2. : pharmaceutical product
barbit al