grammaticali

Grammaticali is the Italian plural form of the adjective grammaticale, meaning “grammatical.” In Italian, adjectives agree in number and gender with the nouns they modify, and the plural form grammaticale becomes grammaticali for both masculine and feminine plurals.

Usage and meaning

As an ordinary adjective, grammaticale and its plural grammaticali are used to describe things related to grammar, linguistic rules, or the correctness of language. The word appears in phrases such as norme grammaticali (grammatical norms), regole grammaticali (grammatical rules), errori grammaticali (grammatical errors), and termini grammaticali (grammatical terms). Because it is an ordinary adjective, grammaticali does not designate a separate field or concept on its own; it functions within phrases that pertain to grammar or linguistic analysis.

Etymology

Grammaticale derives from Latin grammaticale, itself from Greek grammatikos, meaning “pertaining to letters or grammar.” The root gramma/gramma refers to writing or letters, connecting the term to the study and rules of language.

Notes

Grammaticali is primarily a linguistic and grammatical descriptor used in Italian. In English-language texts, the corresponding word is grammatical, with plural forms not typically used in the same way as Italian. The term is encountered mainly in Italian-language discussions of grammar or in translations of Italian texts.

See also

Grammar, grammatica italiana, linguistics.