banal
English
Etymology
Borrowed 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
- IPA(key): /bəˈnɑːl/, IPA(key): /ˈbeɪnəl/, IPA(key): /bəˈnæl/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːl, -eɪnəl, -æl
Adjective
banal (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, 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?
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Derived terms
- banality
- banalize
- banally
Translations
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Further reading
- banal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- banal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Anagrams
- Alban, Balan, Blaan, Laban, Nabal, alban, laban, labna, nabal, nabla
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər. Compare Kapampangan banal, Masbatenyo banal, and Tagalog banal.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧nal
- IPA(key): /baˈnal/
Adjective
banál
- pious; devout
Derived terms
- kabanalan
- magbanal
- pabanal
Breton
Etymology
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Noun
banal m
- bramble
- broom (a plant, sp. Genista)
Catalan
Etymology
From French banal.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /bəˈnal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /baˈnal/
Adjective
banal (masculine and feminine plural banals)
- banal (common in a boring way)
Derived terms
- banalitat
- banalitzar
- banalment
Further reading
- “banal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “banal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “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
Etymology
From ban + -al, related to Medieval Latin bannālis, from bannus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.nal/
audio (file) - Homophones: banale, banals, banales
Adjective
banal (feminine banale, masculine plural banals, feminine plural banales)
- banal; commonplace
Adjective
banal (feminine banale, masculine plural banaux, feminine plural banales)
- (law) public
- (historical, relational) of facilities owned by feudal lords
- un four banal, un moulin banal
- a commonplace oven, a commonplace mill
Derived terms
- banalité
Descendants
- → Catalan: banal
- → Dutch: banaal
- → Indonesian: banal
- → Malay: banal
- → English: banal
- → German: banal
- → Portuguese: banal
- → Romanian: banal
- → Spanish: banal
- → Turkish: banal
Further reading
- “banal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Banalité (droit seigneurial) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
Anagrams
- Alban
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈnaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Audio (file)
Adjective
banal (strong nominative masculine singular banaler, comparative banaler, superlative am banalsten)
- banal
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
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 | all genders | ||
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 |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am banalsten | sie ist am banalsten | es ist am banalsten | sie sind am banalsten | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | banalster | banalste | banalstes | banalste |
genitive | banalsten | banalster | banalsten | banalster | |
dative | banalstem | banalster | banalstem | banalsten | |
accusative | banalsten | banalste | banalstes | banalste | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der banalste | die banalste | das banalste | die banalsten |
genitive | des banalsten | der banalsten | des banalsten | der banalsten | |
dative | dem banalsten | der banalsten | dem banalsten | den banalsten | |
accusative | den banalsten | die banalste | das banalste | die banalsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein banalster | eine banalste | ein banalstes | (keine) banalsten |
genitive | eines banalsten | einer banalsten | eines banalsten | (keiner) banalsten | |
dative | einem banalsten | einer banalsten | einem banalsten | (keinen) banalsten | |
accusative | einen banalsten | eine banalste | ein banalstes | (keine) banalsten |
Related terms
- banalisieren
- Banalität
Further reading
- “banal” in Duden online
- “banal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay banal, from Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbanal]
- Hyphenation: ba‧nal
Adjective
banal
- banal (common)
- Synonym: biasa
- rude
- Synonym: kasar
Further reading
- “banal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kapampangan
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.Compare Bikol Central banal, Masbatenyo banal, and Tagalog banal.
Adjective
banál
- holy; sacred
Derived terms
- magpakabanal
Luxembourgish
Adjective
banal (masculine banalen, neuter banaalt, comparative méi banal, superlative am banaalsten)
- banal
Declension
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Etymology
From Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /banal/
- Rhymes: -anal, -nal, -al
Adjective
banal (Jawi spelling بانل)
- banal (common)
- Synonym: basi
Further reading
- “banal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Masbatenyo
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.
Adjective
banál
- holy; divine
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈnaw/ [baˈnaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈnal/ [bɐˈnaɫ]
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: ba‧nal
Adjective
banal m or f (plural banais)
- banal (common)
- hackneyed (repeated too often)
- Synonyms: batido, trivial
Derived terms
- banalidade
- banalizar
- banalmente
Romanian
Etymology
From French banal.
Adjective
banal m or n (feminine singular banală, masculine plural banali, feminine and neuter plural banale)
- commonplace
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | banal | banală | banali | banale | ||
definite | banalul | banala | banalii | banalele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | banal | banale | banali | banale | ||
definite | banalului | banalei | banalilor | banalelor |
Related terms
- banalitate
Spanish
Etymology
From French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈnal/ [baˈnal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ba‧nal
Adjective
banal (plural banales)
- banal
Derived terms
- banalidad
- banalizar
Further reading
- “banal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.Compare Bikol Central banal, Kapampangan banal, Masbatenyo banal, Malay benar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧nal
- IPA(key): /baˈnal/, [bɐˈnal]
Adjective
banál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜎ᜔)
- holy; sacred; blessed
- Synonyms: sagrado, santo
- virtuous; righteous
- pious; devout
Derived terms
- banalin
- Banal na Mag-anak
- Banal na Misa
- Banal na Pamilya
- Banal na Rosaryo
- Banal na Santo Rosaryo
- kabanalan
- magbanal
- magbanal-banalan
- magpabanal
- magpakabanal
- mapagbanal-banalan
- pagbabanal
- pagbabanal-banalan
- pagpapabanal
- pagpapakabanal
- pakabanalin
- pambanal
Further reading
- “banal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French banal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɑˈnɑl]
- Hyphenation: ba‧nal
Adjective
banal
- banal
Derived terms
- banallik