quirinalis

Latin

Etymology

Derived from Quirīnus (a Roman deity) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjective-forming derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʷi.riːˈnaː.lis/, [kʷɪriːˈnäːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwi.riˈna.lis/, [kwiriˈnäːlis]

Adjective

quirīnālis (neuter quirīnāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. dedicated or pertaining to the god Quirinus
2. Quirinal (hill)
   • 3rd century, Sextus Aurelius Victor, De viris illustribus urbis Romae (Franz Pichlmayr, Teubner (1911)):

     Etruscos saepe domuit, collem Quirinalem et Viminalem et Esquilias urbi addidit [...]

     He often tamed the Etruscans, and added the Quirinal, Viminal and Esquiline hills to the city [...]

Usage notes

• Often capitalized.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	quirīnālis	quirīnāle		quirīnālēs	quirīnālia
Genitive	quirīnālis			quirīnālium
Dative	quirīnālī			quirīnālibus
Accusative	quirīnālem	quirīnāle		quirīnālēs quirīnālīs	quirīnālia
Ablative	quirīnālī			quirīnālibus
Vocative	quirīnālis	quirīnāle		quirīnālēs	quirīnālia

Synonyms

• quirīnus

Related terms

• Quirīnālia

Descendants

• Italian: Quirinale