English

Adjective

adverbial ‎(comparative more adverbial, superlative most adverbial)

1. (grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
   • 1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 9, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 495:

     And in (123) below, a (bracketed) Adverbial Phrase has undergone WH MOVEMENT:
     (123) (a)      [How quickly] will he drink the beer —?
     (123) (b)      [How carefully] did he plan his campaign —?
     (123) (c)      [How well] did he treat her —?

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

adverbial ‎(plural adverbials)

1. (grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.

See also

• adverbial on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

Catalan

Adjective

adverbial m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural adverbials)

1. adverbial

Derived terms

• adverbialment

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad.vɛʁ.bjal/
• Homophones: adverbiale, adverbiales

Adjective

adverbial m ‎(feminine singular adverbiale, masculine plural adverbiaux, feminine plural adverbiales)

1. adverbial

German

Etymology

Adverb +‎ -ial

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔatvɛɐ̯ˈbi̯aːl/

Adjective

adverbial ‎(not comparable)

1. adverbial

Declension

Norwegian

Noun

adverbial

1. adverbial

Inflection

Portuguese

Adjective

adverbial m, f ‎(plural adverbiais, comparable)

1. adverbial (of or relating to an adverb)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French adverbial and Latin adverbiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad.ver.biˈal/

Adjective

adverbial m, n ‎(feminine singular adverbială, masculine plural adverbiali, feminine and neuter plural adverbiale)

1. adverbial

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

adverbial m, f ‎(plural adverbiales)

1. adverbial

Swedish

Noun

adverbial n

1. an adverbial word or phrase

Declension

Related terms

• adverbialsats
• rumsadverbial