adverbial

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ædˈvɝbi.əl/ UK /ədˈvɜːbi.əl/ See IPA manual

Freq #172979

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to or working like an adverb.

The phrase 'in the morning' has an adverbial function in the sentence.
2

noun
A word or phrase that works like an adverb in a sentence.

'Yesterday' and 'at home' are both adverbials.

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temporal adverbial
a word or phrase functioning as an adverb that states when an action occurs

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adverbiālis. By surface analysis, adverb + -ial.

*werh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Language & Linguistics

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# adverbial

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ædˈvɝbi.əl/
**IPA (UK):** /ədˈvɜːbi.əl/
**Frequency rank:** 172979

## Meanings
1. Relating to or working like an adverb.
2. A word or phrase that works like an adverb in a sentence.

## Examples
- The phrase 'in the morning' has an adverbial function in the sentence.
- 'Yesterday' and 'at home' are both adverbials.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *werh₁-

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adverbiālis. By surface analysis, adverb + -ial.

## AI Etymology
Adverbial is borrowed from Latin adverbiālis. By surface analysis, adverb plus -ial. The historical chain also includes Proto-Indo-European *werh₁-. The adjectival suffix attaches the word to adverb semantically, giving it the sense of being of, relating to, or characterized by the base. In use as an adjective and a noun, adverbial denotes relating to or working like an adverb and a word or phrase that works like an adverb in a sentence.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Language & Linguistics

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