superficialis

Latin

Alternative forms

• suꝑficiālis (Medieval Latin)

Etymology

From superficiēs (“top, surface”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /su.per.fi.kiˈaː.lis/, [s̠ʊpɛrfɪkiˈäːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /su.per.fi.t͡ʃiˈa.lis/, [superfit͡ʃiˈäːlis]

Adjective

superficiālis (neuter superficiāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Late Latin)

1. (literal) of or pertaining to the surface; superficial
2. (figurative) superficial

Inflection

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	superficiālis	superficiāle		superficiālēs	superficiālia
Genitive	superficiālis			superficiālium
Dative	superficiālī			superficiālibus
Accusative	superficiālem	superficiāle		superficiālēs superficiālīs	superficiālia
Ablative	superficiālī			superficiālibus
Vocative	superficiālis	superficiāle		superficiālēs	superficiālia

Related terms

• faciēs
• superficiārius
• superficiēs

Descendants

Descendants of superficiālis in other languages

• → Catalan: superficial
• → English: superficial
• → French: superficiel
• → Friulian: superficiâl
• → Italian: superficiale
• → Piedmontese: superficial
• → Portuguese: superficial
• → Romanian: superficial
• → Spanish: superficial

References

• “superficialis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• superficialis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.