anomale

Anomale is an Italian adjective meaning abnormal or anomalous. It describes something that deviates from what is standard, expected, or typical. The term is common in scientific, statistical, medical, and everyday language to indicate irregularity, unusual patterns, or deviations from a norm.

Etymology and related forms: The word derives from Latin anomālus, which in turn comes from Greek anomalos, meaning irregular or not level. It is related to the English word anomalous and to other Romance-language terms that express deviation from the norm.

Usage and examples: Anomale agrees with the noun in gender and number. Examples include: masculine singular, un andamento anomalo; masculine plural, andamenti anomali or risultati anomali; feminine singular, una situazione anomala; feminine plural, situazioni anomale. Common collocations include comportamento anomalo, pattern anomalo, and anomalie as the noun form describing irregularities. In scientific and technical contexts, anomale findings or data points are outliers or irregular observations.

See also: Anomalia, anomalous, anomaly, outlier, irregularity.

Notes: While closely related to the noun anomalia, anomale functions as an adjective and is used to modify nouns; the corresponding adverb is anomalamente in some usages, though this form is rare in everyday Italian.

References: Dictionary and etymology sources on Italian adjectives of the -ale family.