Latin edit

Etymology edit

From paternus (of or pertaining to a father, paternal) +‎ -ālis, from pater (father).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

paternālis (neuter paternāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) Of or pertaining to a father, paternal.

Declension edit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative paternālis paternāle paternālēs paternālia
Genitive paternālis paternālium
Dative paternālī paternālibus
Accusative paternālem paternāle paternālēs
paternālīs
paternālia
Ablative paternālī paternālibus
Vocative paternālis paternāle paternālēs paternālia

Synonyms edit

  • (of or pertaining to a father): paternus

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: paternal
  • French: paternel

References edit

  • paternalis 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)
  • paternalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • paternalis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016