tial

From Latin tēla. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

tial f

1. cloth

From ti- (demonstrative correlative prefix) +‎ -al (correlative suffix of reason).

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• IPA^(key): /ˈtial/
• Hyphenation: ti‧al
• Rhymes: -ial

tial

1. for that reason (demonstrative correlative of reason)

   Mi pensas, tial mi estas. —Renato Kartezio

   I think, therefore I am. —René Descartes

   2002, La Sankta Biblio‎, I Makabeoj 2:59:

   Ŝandraĥ, Meŝaĥ kaj Abed-Nego havis fidon; tial ili estis savitaj el la ardantaj flamoj.

   Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, believed, for this reason, they were saved out of the flame.

When combined with ĉi, the adverbial particle of proximity, tial ĉi means "for this reason".

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• tialigi