Back-formation fromLatin adjectives ending in-uālis, which are formed from fourth-declension nouns suffixed with-ālis. Bysurface analysis,-u- +‎-al.

-ual

1. Alternative form of-al.

• Lua,aul,Lau,ALU,alu,Ula,Aul,lau,ULA,LUA

Back-formation fromLatin adjectives ending in-uālis, which are formed from fourth-declension nouns suffixed with-ālis.

• Rhymes:(Portugal)-al,(Brazil)-aw
• Hyphenation:-u‧al

-ual m orf (adjective-forming suffix,plural-uais)

1. alternative form of-al(of or pertaining to)

   ‎espírito(“spirit”) + ‎-ual → ‎espiritual(“spiritual”)

   ‎texto(“text”) + ‎-ual → ‎textual(“textual”)

See usage notes at-al.

• Contratualizar = contratizar in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa.
• “-ual”, inDicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “-ual”, inDicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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