Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin duālis.

Adjective edit

dualis

  1. dual

Inflection edit

Inflection of dualis
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular dualis 2
Indefinite neuter singular dualist 2
Plural dualise 2
Definite attributive1 dualise
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin duālis.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌdyˈaː.lɪs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: du‧a‧lis

Noun edit

dualis m (plural dualissen or duales)

  1. (grammar) dual (number)

Synonyms edit

Latin edit

Etymology edit

duo (two) +‎ -ālis

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

duālis (neuter duāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. dual
    • 4th century CE, Maurus Servius Honoratus, In tria Virgilii Opera Expositio [1]
      Nec est ut quidam dicunt dualis numerus, qui apud Latinos numquam penitus invenitur.
      It is not, as some state, a case of the dual number, the which is not found in the latin tongue.

Declension edit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative duālis duāle duālēs duālia
Genitive duālis duālium
Dative duālī duālibus
Accusative duālem duāle duālēs
duālīs
duālia
Ablative duālī duālibus
Vocative duālis duāle duālēs duālia

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Dutch: dualis
  • English: dual
  • French: duel
  • Italian: duale
  • Spanish: dual

References edit

  • dualis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dualis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • dualis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin duālis.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: du‧a‧lis

Noun edit

dualis m (definite singular dualisen, indefinite plural dualiser, definite plural dualisene)

  1. (grammar) dual (number)

Synonyms edit