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banal

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See also: banał and Banal

English

Alternative forms

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/, /ˈbeɪnəl/, /bəˈnæl/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːl, -eɪnəl, -æl

Adjective

banal (comparative more banal or banaler, superlative most banal or banalest)

  1. Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
    Synonyms: everyday, prosaic, mundane; 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.
  2. (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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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/ [baˈn̪al̪]

Adjective

banál

  1. pious; devout

Derived terms

  • kabanalan
  • magbanal
  • pabanal

Breton

Etymology

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Noun

banal m

  1. bramble
  2. broom (a plant, sp. Genista)

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French banal.

Pronunciation

Adjective

banal m or f (masculine and feminine plural banals)

  1. banal (common in a boring way)

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French

Etymology

From ban + -al, related to Medieval Latin bannālis, from bannus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

banal (feminine banale, masculine plural banals or banaux, feminine plural banales)

  1. (historical) owned by feudal lords
  2. (law) public, shared
    Synonym: communal
    un four banala village oven
    un moulin banala village mill
    un pressoir banala village press
  3. banal, trite, commonplace

Usage notes

  • The masculine plural banaux is used for the feudal and legal senses, while the form banals is used for the far more common sense of "trite."

Derived terms

Descendants

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Pronunciation

Adjective

banal (strong nominative masculine singular banaler, comparative banaler, superlative am banalsten)

  1. banal

Declension

More information number & gender, singular ...
number & gender singular plural
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
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More information number & gender, singular ...
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
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More information number & gender, singular ...
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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
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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

  1. banal (common)
    Synonym: biasa
  2. rude
    Synonym: kasar

Further reading

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər. Compare Bikol Central banal, Masbatenyo banal, and Tagalog banal.

Adjective

banál

  1. holy; sacred

Derived terms

  • magpakabanal

Luxembourgish

Adjective

banal (masculine banalen, neuter banaalt, comparative méi banal, superlative am banaalsten)

  1. banal

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
Declension of banal
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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
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Malay

Etymology

From Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Pronunciation

Adjective

banal (Jawi spelling بانل)

  1. banal (common)
    Synonym: basi

Further reading

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.

Adjective

banál

  1. holy; divine

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: ba‧nal

Adjective

banal m or f (plural banais)

  1. banal (common)
  2. hackneyed (repeated too often)
    Synonyms: batido, trivial

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French banal.

Adjective

banal m or n (feminine singular banală, masculine plural banali, feminine and neuter plural banale)

  1. commonplace

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
Declension of banal
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
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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannālis, from bannum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈnal/ [baˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ba‧nal

Adjective

banal m or f (masculine and feminine plural banales)

  1. banal

Derived terms

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Tagalog

Turkish

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