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DictionaryRoot: -alis
Latin

-alis

of, relating to

Forms

  • -alis
  • -aris — Latin variant especially used when the stem already contained l, avoiding a repeated l sound.
  • -al — English ending borrowed through French or directly from Latin.
  • -ar — English ending continuing Latin -aris.

Origin

An older Latin adjective-forming suffix; its more remote ancestry is uncertain.

Note

Expresses a relationship without specifying its kind: material, place, purpose, and other connections are possible.

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adjective / noun

adverbial

ad-VUR-bee-ul/ædˈvɜːrbiəl/

Relating to or serving the grammatical role of an adverb.

The phrase “very slowly” has an adverbial role, modifying “walks.”

A simple tabletop grammar demonstration: a small card reading “walks” sits beside a longer card reading “very slowly.” A curved arrow from the whole phrase card to the verb card shows the phrase functioning adverbially by modifying the action.
Etymology
adLatinto, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis
+verbLatinword
+ialLatinof, relating to

The pieces evoke something “added to a verb” to limit or extend its meaning. Adverbial describes something relating to adverbs or doing an adverb’s job.

In context

POC English10:42
adverbial Clauses can describe time place manner reason purpose lots of other things in a sentence
English punctuation rules (Comma, Period, Colon, Semicolon)

More examples

  • The teacher identifies an adverbial clause explaining when the event happened.
  • Students compare one-word adverbs with longer adverbials.
  • Moving the adverbial changes the emphasis of the paragraph.

Forms

adverbial · adverbials

adverb noun — A word modifying a verb, adjective, or clause.

Similar words

adverb
Names a word class rather than a phrase's broader function.
modifier
Broader; includes noun modifiers as well as adverbial elements.