specialis
See also: speciális
Latin
Etymology
Derived from speci(ēs) (“kind”, “type”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [spɛ.kiˈaː.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [spe.t͡ʃiˈaː.lis]
Adjective
speciālis (neuter speciāle, adverb speciāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | speciālis | speciāle | speciālēs | speciālia | |
| genitive | speciālis | speciālium | |||
| dative | speciālī | speciālibus | |||
| accusative | speciālem | speciāle | speciālīs speciālēs |
speciālia | |
| ablative | speciālī | speciālibus | |||
| vocative | speciālis | speciāle | speciālēs | speciālia | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Dutch: speciaal
- → English: special
- → French: spécial
- → German: spezial
- → Romanian: special
- Italian: speciale
- Occitan: especial
- Portuguese: especial
- Spanish: especial
References
- “specialis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- "specialis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “specialis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.