novercalis

Latin

Etymology

noverca (stepmother) + -ālis

Pronunciation

Adjective

novercālis (neuter novercāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. of or belonging to one's stepmother
  2. stepmotherly; hostile, malevolent

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative novercālis novercāle novercālēs novercālia
Genitive novercālis novercālium
Dative novercālī novercālibus
Accusative novercālem novercāle novercālēs
novercālīs
novercālia
Ablative novercālī novercālibus
Vocative novercālis novercāle novercālēs novercālia

References

  • novercalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • novercalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • novercalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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