Latin edit

Etymology edit

From dēns (a tooth) +‎ -ālis (-al, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

dentālis (neuter dentāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Late Latin)

  1. bearing or furnished with small toothlike projections
  2. dental (of or pertaining to the teeth)
    Synonym: dentārius
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Inflection edit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dentālis dentāle dentālēs dentālia
Genitive dentālis dentālium
Dative dentālī dentālibus
Accusative dentālem dentāle dentālēs
dentālīs
dentālia
Ablative dentālī dentālibus
Vocative dentālis dentāle dentālēs dentālia

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