Latin edit

Etymology edit

From idea (idea) +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ideālis (neuter ideāle, adverb ideāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (Late Latin) ideal

Declension edit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative ideālis ideāle ideālēs ideālia
Genitive ideālis ideālium
Dative ideālī ideālibus
Accusative ideālem ideāle ideālēs
ideālīs
ideālia
Ablative ideālī ideālibus
Vocative ideālis ideāle ideālēs ideālia

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: ideal
  • German: ideal
  • French: idéal
  • Italian: ideale
  • Dutch: ideaal
  • Portuguese: ideal
  • Spanish: ideal

References edit

  • idealis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • idealis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • idealis in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung