-ismal

Morpheme

-ismal

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix corresponding to -ismus nouns

Etymology

modern suffixal construction from -ismus + -al

Evidence

laryngismal, strabismual

Notes

unanalyzable, most words that end in -ismal are <-ism + -al>

See Also

-ismus, -al

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