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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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noun / adjective

numeral

NOO-mer-ul/ˈnuːmərəl/

A word or symbol representing a number.

Each carved numeral represents a number on the plain table.

Three carved numeral symbols 2,5,8 standing on a plain table, clear mathematical digits without words or explanation.
Etymology
numerLatinnumber, quantity, or ordered rhythm
+alLatinof, relating to

The pieces give “belonging to a number.” As a noun, numeral first named a word expressing a number, then extended to a figure or character standing for one.

In context

Mineralogy & Earth Materials0:51
for kyanite all of the aluminum is in six fold coordinations we could write aluminum with a roman numeral six above it
Polymorphs: definition, examples

More examples

  • The word "seven" and the symbol "7" are both numerals.
  • She writes the numeral 4 beside the correct answer.
  • Different numeral systems can represent the same number.

Forms

numeral · numerals

numerical adjective — Relating to or expressed in numbers.

Similar words

digit
A single number symbol, not a representation containing several symbols.
number
The value itself, rather than the word or symbol representing it.