idealis

Latin

Etymology

From idea (“idea”) +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i.deˈaː.lis/, [ɪd̪eˈäːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.deˈa.lis/, [id̪eˈäːlis]

Adjective

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

1. (Late Latin) ideal

Declension

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

• ideālitās

Descendants

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

References

• 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