quirinalis
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Quirīnus (a Roman deity) + -ālis (“-al”, adjective-forming derivational suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kʷi.riːˈnaː.lis/, [kʷɪriːˈnäːlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwi.riˈna.lis/, [kwiriˈnäːlis]
Adjective
[edit]quirīnālis (neuter quirīnāle); third-declension two-termination adjective
- dedicated or pertaining to the god Quirinus
- 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 [...]
- 3rd century, Sextus Aurelius Victor, De viris illustribus urbis Romae (Franz Pichlmayr, Teubner (1911)):
Usage notes
[edit]- Often capitalized.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Italian: Quirinale