quirinalis

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Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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  • Often capitalized.

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: Quirinale