-ual

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

-ual

1. Alternative form of -al.

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

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

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

-ual m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -uais)

1. alternative form of -al; appended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of or relating to X”

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

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

This form is generally appended to nouns ending with unstressed ⟨o⟩.

• Contratualizar = contratizar in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa.