gramaticale

Gramaticale is a form of the adjective meaning "grammatical" used in several Romance languages. In Romanian, gramaticale is the feminine plural form used to modify feminine plural nouns (for example, regulile gramaticale, meaning "grammatical rules"). In Italian, grammaticale is the feminine singular form of the adjective; when describing plural nouns the form becomes grammaticali (as in regole grammaticali, "grammatical rules"). The term is widely used in linguistic description, education, grammar handbooks, and dictionaries.

Etymology and related forms: The word derives from Latin grammaticus, itself from Greek grammatikos, related to the study of grammar. The -ale ending is a common suffix in Romance languages that marks feminine singular in Italian, while Romanian uses -ale to mark feminine plural.

Usage notes: Gramaticale functions as a standard adjective and does not denote a separate field or theory by itself. It appears in phrases such as reguli gramaticale (Romanian) and forme grammaticale ("grammatical forms") in Romanian, or regole grammaticali and errori grammaticali (Italian). In cross-language texts it is often translated simply as "grammatical" in English.

Cross-linguistic context: Cognates appear across Romance languages with similar meanings, including Spanish gramatical, French grammatical, and Portuguese gramatical. The precise form depends on gender and number according to the language's grammar rules.