banal
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (uncommon) bannal
Etymology
editBorrowed from French banal (“held in common, relating to feudal service, by extension commonplace”), from Old French banel, related to Medieval Latin bannālis (“subject to feudal authority”), from Latin bannus (“jurisdiction”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to order, summon, forbid”). Equivalent to ban + -al. See also ban, abandon.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbanal (comparative more banal or banaler, superlative most banal or banalest)
- Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- Synonyms: everyday, prosaic; see also Thesaurus:hackneyed, Thesaurus:boring
- Antonyms: new, original
- 2013, John Carney, Begin Again (motion picture), spoken by Dan (Mark Ruffalo):
- One of the most banal scenes is suddenly invested with so much meaning! All these banalities - They're suddenly turned into these… these beautiful, effervescent pearls. From Music.
- (uncommon, historical) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.
- 1926, Thomas Guérin, Feudal Canada: The Story of the Seigniories of New France, page 72:
- They arrived in 1732, and were distributed gratis to the more important banal mills.
- 1984, C. Warren Hollister, “War and Diplomacy in the Anglo-Norman world: the reign of Henry I”, in Anglo-Norman Studies VI: Proceedings of the Battle Conference, 1983, page 79:
- French historians have viewed these policies as efforts to replace the banal authority inherited from the Carolingians […]
- 2002, Wim Blockmans, Peter Hoppenbrouwers, Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1500, page 138:
- To what extent were banal lords accountable to a prince or a king for their unrestricted exercise of public authority?
Derived terms
editTranslations
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Further reading
edit- “banal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “banal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editBikol Central
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər. Compare Kapampangan banal, Masbatenyo banal, and Tagalog banal.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbanál
Derived terms
editBreton
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editbanal m
Catalan
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editbanal m or f (masculine and feminine plural banals)
- banal (common in a boring way)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “banal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “banal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “banal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “banal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
editEtymology
editFrom ban + -al, related to Medieval Latin bannālis, from bannus.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbanal (feminine banale, masculine plural banals, feminine plural banales)
- (historical) owned by feudal lords
- (law) public, shared
- Synonym: communal
- un four banal ― a village oven
- un moulin banal ― a village mill
- un pressoir banal ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- banal, trite, commonplace
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “banal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbanal (strong nominative masculine singular banaler, comparative banaler, superlative am banalsten)
Declension
editnumber & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist banal | sie ist banal | es ist banal | sie sind banal | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | banaler | banale | banales | banale |
genitive | banalen | banaler | banalen | banaler | |
dative | banalem | banaler | banalem | banalen | |
accusative | banalen | banale | banales | banale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der banale | die banale | das banale | die banalen |
genitive | des banalen | der banalen | des banalen | der banalen | |
dative | dem banalen | der banalen | dem banalen | den banalen | |
accusative | den banalen | die banale | das banale | die banalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein banaler | eine banale | ein banales | (keine) banalen |
genitive | eines banalen | einer banalen | eines banalen | (keiner) banalen | |
dative | einem banalen | einer banalen | einem banalen | (keinen) banalen | |
accusative | einen banalen | eine banale | ein banales | (keine) banalen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist banaler | sie ist banaler | es ist banaler | sie sind banaler | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | banalerer | banalere | banaleres | banalere |
genitive | banaleren | banalerer | banaleren | banalerer | |
dative | banalerem | banalerer | banalerem | banaleren | |
accusative | banaleren | banalere | banaleres | banalere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der banalere | die banalere | das banalere | die banaleren |
genitive | des banaleren | der banaleren | des banaleren | der banaleren | |
dative | dem banaleren | der banaleren | dem banaleren | den banaleren | |
accusative | den banaleren | die banalere | das banalere | die banaleren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein banalerer | eine banalere | ein banaleres | (keine) banaleren |
genitive | eines banaleren | einer banaleren | eines banaleren | (keiner) banaleren | |
dative | einem banaleren | einer banaleren | einem banaleren | (keinen) banaleren | |
accusative | einen banaleren | eine banalere | ein banaleres | (keine) banaleren |
Related terms
editFurther reading
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay banal, from Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbanal
Further reading
edit- “banal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Kapampangan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər. Compare Bikol Central banal, Masbatenyo banal, and Tagalog banal.
Adjective
editbanál
Derived terms
editLuxembourgish
editAdjective
editbanal (masculine banalen, neuter banaalt, comparative méi banal, superlative am banaalsten)
Declension
editnumber and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass banal | si ass banal | et ass banal | si si(nn) banal | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | banalen | banal | banaalt | banal |
independent without determiner | banales | banaler | |||
dative | after any declined word | banalen | banaler | banalen | banalen |
as first declined word | banalem | banalem |
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbanal (Jawi spelling بانل)
Further reading
edit- “banal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Masbatenyo
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.
Adjective
editbanál
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Adjective
editbanal m or f (plural banais)
Derived terms
editRomanian
editEtymology
editAdjective
editbanal m or n (feminine singular banală, masculine plural banali, feminine and neuter plural banale)
Declension
editRelated terms
editSpanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannālis, from bannum.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbanal m or f (masculine and feminine plural banales)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “banal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French banal. First attested in 1845.[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbanal (comparative banalare, superlative banalast)
- banal
- 2023 June 21, Hedda Berglund, “Larmet från vårdcentralerna: Yngre söker vård i onödan [The alarm from the health centers: Younger people seek care unnecessarily]”, in SVT Nyheter[1]:
- Myggbett. Insektsbett. Skoskav. Feber sen igår. Täppt i näsan. Ont i ögonen eftersom man har gråtit mycket. En ögonfrans har trillat av. […] Hosta i tre timmar. Håravfall efter att man färgat håret flera gånger. Sjukskrivning för att en lösnagel hade ramlat av. […] Det är några exempel på det som vi kallar banala hälsotillstånd.
- Mosquito bite. Insect bite. Shoe chafing. Fever since yesterday. Blocked nose. Eyes hurting because one have cried a lot. An eyelash has fallen off. […] Cough for three hours. Hair loss after dyeing one's hair several times. Sick leave because a false nail had fallen off. […] These are some examples of what we call banal health conditions.
Declension
editInflection of banal | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | banal | banalare | banalast |
Neuter singular | banalt | banalare | banalast |
Plural | banala | banalare | banalast |
Masculine plural3 | banale | banalare | banalast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | banale | banalare | banalaste |
All | banala | banalare | banalaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Synonyms
edit- alldaglig (“everyday, quotidian”)
- ointressant (“uninteresting”)
Coordinate terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
editTagalog
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Malay benar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər (“true, righteous, honest”). Compare Bikol Central banal, Kapampangan banal, Masbatenyo banal, and Tausug bunnal.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈnal/ [bɐˈn̪al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ba‧nal
Adjective
editbanál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜎ᜔)
Derived terms
edit- Araw ng mga Banal
- Banal na Espiritu
- Banal na Mag-anak
- Banal na Misa
- Banal na Pamilya
- Banal na Rosaryo
- Banal na Sakramento
- Banal na Santo Rosaryo
- Banal na Tridwo ng Paskuwa
- banalin
- kabanalan
- mabanal
- mabanalin
- magbanal
- magbanal-banalan
- magmabanal
- magpabanal
- magpakabanal
- mapagbanal-banalan
- pagbabanal
- pagbabanal-banalan
- pagpapabanal
- pagpapakabanal
- pakabanalin
- pambanal
- Simbahan ni Jesucristo ng mga Banal sa mga Huling Araw
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbanal/ [ˈbaː.n̪ɐl]
- Rhymes: -anal
- Syllabification: ba‧nal
Noun
editbanal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜎ᜔) (obsolete)
- discomfort in one's bones (of the hands or feet)
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbanal/ [ˈbaː.n̪ɐl]
- Rhymes: -anal
- Syllabification: ba‧nal
Noun
editbanal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜎ᜔) (obsolete)
Further reading
edit- “banal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 232: “Deſconçertarſe) Banal (pp) pie o mano”
- page 379: “Iuſto) Banal (pc) que en todo açierta”
- page 601: “Virtuoſo) Banal (pc) que ſigue la juſtiçia”
Anagrams
editTurkish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editbanal
Derived terms
edit- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂- (speak)
- English terms borrowed from French
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- Rhymes:English/ɑːl
- Rhymes:English/ɑːl/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/eɪnəl
- Rhymes:English/eɪnəl/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/æl
- Rhymes:English/æl/2 syllables
- English lemmas
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- Bikol Central terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
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- Rhymes:German/aːl
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- Kapampangan terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
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- Malay terms borrowed from Dutch
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- Rhymes:Malay/anal
- Rhymes:Malay/nal
- Rhymes:Malay/al
- Malay lemmas
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- Masbatenyo terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Masbatenyo terms derived from Proto-Philippine
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- Portuguese 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/al
- Rhymes:Portuguese/al/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Portuguese/aw
- Rhymes:Portuguese/aw/2 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
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- Romanian terms borrowed from French
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- Rhymes:Spanish/al
- Rhymes:Spanish/al/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
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- Swedish terms borrowed from French
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- Rhymes:Swedish/ɑːl
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/al
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- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/anal
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- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
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- tl:Units of measure
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