interjectional

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English interjection
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālislbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English interjectional

    From interjection + -al.

    Adjective

    interjectional (comparative more interjectional, superlative most interjectional)

    1. Being or pertaining to an interjection.
      Synonyms: interjectory; ejaculative
      Near-synonym: expletive
      "Ouch!" is an interjectional utterance.

    Derived terms

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