Latin edit

Etymology edit

dōt-, stem of dōs (dowry) +‎ -ālis

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

dōtālis (neuter dōtāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. of or belonging to a dowry or a portion thereof (particularly the wife's portion); dotal

Declension edit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dōtālis dōtāle dōtālēs dōtālia
Genitive dōtālis dōtālium
Dative dōtālī dōtālibus
Accusative dōtālem dōtāle dōtālēs
dōtālīs
dōtālia
Ablative dōtālī dōtālibus
Vocative dōtālis dōtāle dōtālēs dōtālia

Descendants edit

  • Italian: dotale
  • Portuguese: dotal
  • Spanish: dotal

References edit

  • dotalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dotalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers