quirinalis

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  • Often capitalized.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative quirīnālis quirīnāle quirīnālēs quirīnālia
Genitive quirīnālis quirīnālium
Dative quirīnālī quirīnālibus
Accusative quirīnālem quirīnāle quirīnālēs
quirīnālīs
quirīnālia
Ablative quirīnālī quirīnālibus
Vocative quirīnālis quirīnāle quirīnālēs quirīnālia

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Italian: Quirinale
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