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banal

See also: banał and Banal

English

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Etymology

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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

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

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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

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Etymology

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

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧nal
  • IPA(key): /baˈnal/ [baˈn̪al̪]

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banál

  1. pious; devout

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Breton

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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banal m

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

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French banal.

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banal m or f (masculine and feminine plural banals)

  1. banal (common in a boring way)

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French

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Etymology

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

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

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

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German

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Etymology

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

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

  1. banal

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Positive forms of banal
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
Comparative forms of banal
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
Superlative forms of banal
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

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  • “banal” in Duden online
  • “banal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbanal]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧nal

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banal

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

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Kapampangan

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Etymology

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

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banál

  1. holy; sacred

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Luxembourgish

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

  1. banal

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declension of banal
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

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Etymology

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

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banal (Jawi spelling بانل)

  1. banal (common)
    Synonym: basi

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Masbatenyo

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Etymology

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

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banál

  1. holy; divine

Portuguese

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

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banal m or f (plural banais)

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

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French banal.

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

  1. commonplace

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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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Etymology

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

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

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banal m or f (masculine and feminine plural banales)

  1. banal

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French banal. First attested in 1845.[1]

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banal (comparative banalare, superlative banalast)

  1. 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.
    1. trite
      • 1982, Ratata (lyrics and music), “Jackie”, in Jackie‎[2]:
        Jackie, jag tror att du förstår. Den där tiden satte spår. Det kanske låter banalt, men jag saknar dig så.
        Jackie, I think you understand. That time left its mark. It might sound trite, but I miss you so.

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Inflection of banal
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular banal banalare banalast
neuter singular banalt banalare banalast
plural banala banalare banalast
masculine plural2 banale banalare banalast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 banale banalare banalaste
all banala banalare banalaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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  1. ^ banal in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Malay benar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər (“true, righteous, honest”). Compare Bikol Central banal, Kapampangan banal, Masbatenyo banal, and Tausug bunnal.

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banál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜎ᜔)

  1. holy; sacred; blessed
    Synonyms: sagrado, santo, bendito, benditado
  2. virtuous; righteous
  3. pious; devout
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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banal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜎ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. discomfort in one's bones (of the hands or feet)
    Synonyms: pilay, sala, lisya
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Etymology 3

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banal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜎ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. weight of five onzas

Further reading

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  • “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”

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French banal.

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  • IPA(key): [bɑˈnɑl]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧nal

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banal

  1. banal

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