maialis

Latin

Alternative forms

• majālis

Etymology

Maia +‎ -ālis (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “explanation needed”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mai̯ˈi̯aː.lis/, [mäi̯ˈi̯äːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈja.lis/, [mäˈjäːlis]

Noun

maiālis m (genitive maiālis); third declension

1. barrow, castrated pig
2. swine (term of abuse)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, ablative singular in -e or -ī).

	singular	plural
nominative	maiālis	maiālēs
genitive	maiālis	maiālium
dative	maiālī	maiālibus
accusative	maiālem	maiālēs maiālīs
ablative	maiāle maiālī	maiālibus
vocative	maiālis	maiālēs

Descendants

• Italian: maiale
  • → Ligurian: maiâle
• Old Occitan: maial
  • Occitan: maial
• Catalan: maial

References

• maialis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.