Iovialis

Latin

Etymology

    From Iove- (oblique stem of Iuppiter) +‎ -ālis.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    Ioviālis (neuter Ioviāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

    1. (post-classical) Jovian
      Synonym: Iovius
      • c. 400 CE, Macrobius, Commentary on the Dream of Scipio Sectio XVIIII:
        Ergo Veneria et Iovialis stella per hos numeros lumini utrique sociantur sed Iovialis soli per omnes, lunae uero per plures, et Veneria lunae per omnes, soli per plures numeros aggregatur.
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    Declension

    Third-declension two-termination adjective.

    singular plural
    masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
    nominative Ioviālis Ioviāle Ioviālēs Ioviālia
    genitive Ioviālis Ioviālium
    dative Ioviālī Ioviālibus
    accusative Ioviālem Ioviāle Ioviālīs
    Ioviālēs
    Ioviālia
    ablative Ioviālī Ioviālibus
    vocative Ioviālis Ioviāle Ioviālēs Ioviālia

    Descendants

    • French: jovial
    • English: jovial

    References