genitalis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From gignō (“to bear, to produce”) + -ālis (“-al: forming relational adjectives”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡe.niˈtaː.lis/, [ɡɛnɪˈt̪äːlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.niˈta.lis/, [d͡ʒeniˈt̪äːlis]
Adjective edit
genitālis (neuter genitāle); third-declension two-termination adjective
- Of or relating to generation or birth.
- Fruitful, productive, generative.
Declension edit
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | genitālis | genitāle | genitālēs | genitālia | |
| Genitive | genitālis | genitālium | |||
| Dative | genitālī | genitālibus | |||
| Accusative | genitālem | genitāle | genitālēs genitālīs |
genitālia | |
| Ablative | genitālī | genitālibus | |||
| Vocative | genitālis | genitāle | genitālēs | genitālia | |
Descendants edit
- English: genital
- French: génital
- Irish: ginitiúil
- Italian: genitale
- Portuguese: genital
- Romanian: genital
- Spanish: genital
References edit
- “genitalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “genitalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- genitalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.