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-aneal

-aneal suffix: used to form an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to" from a noun ending in -aneus or -aneum.

Suffix

-aneal

  1. Used to form an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to" from a noun ending in -aneus or -aneum.
    • calcaneus + -aneal → calcaneal (“of or pertaining to the calcaneus”)
    • calcaneum + -aneal → calcaneal (“of or pertaining to the calcaneum”)

Origin of -aneal

From -aneus/-aneum + -al.

Questions about -aneal

What does -aneal mean?
-aneal means used to form an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to" from a noun ending in -aneus or -aneum.
What part of speech is -aneal?
-aneal is a suffix.

Words near -aneal in the dictionary

  1. -ander
  2. -andrian
  3. -androus
  4. -andry
  5. -ane
  6. -aneal
  7. -aneity
  8. -aneous
  9. -angle
  10. -angular
  11. -ania

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