Quirinalis collis

Latin

Alternative forms

  • (less correct) Quirinālis mons m
  • Quirinālis m

Etymology

From Quirinālis +‎ collis, from Curēs, a town of the Sabini located on the hill. The Quirinal and Viminal hills are called collēs to differentiate them from the other five montēs, they were later added to the count by king Servius Tullius (Livy, I.xliv).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Quirinālis collis m sg (genitive Quirinālis collis); third declension

  1. the Quirinal Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome
    Coordinate terms: Aventīnus mons, Caelius mons, Capitōlium (Capitōlīnus mons), Esquilīnus mons (Esquiliae), Palātium (Palātīnus mons), Viminālis collis

Declension

Third-declension adjective with a third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

singular
nominative Quirinālis collis
genitive Quirinālis collis
dative Quirinālī collī
accusative Quirinālem collem
ablative Quirinālī colle
vocative Quirinālis collis

Descendants

  • English: Quirinal
  • French: Quirinal
  • Italian: Quirinale

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