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GALICIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

formal.

site, plot

6 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/foɾˈmal/

  1. site, plot

    masculine

  2. foundation, ruin

    masculine

  3. mould for the production of tiles

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin formalis.

adj/foɾˈmal/

  1. formal

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin formalislbor. Galician formal Learned borrowing from Latin formalis.

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