verticalis

Latin

Etymology

vertex (vortex”; “crown of the head) + -ālis

Pronunciation

Adjective

verticālis (neuter verticāle, adverb verticāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) highest in the hierarchy[1]
  2. (New Latin, astronomy) located over the head, vertically above[2]
  3. (New Latin, taxonomy) whirling

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative verticālis verticāle verticālēs verticālia
Genitive verticālis verticālium
Dative verticālī verticālibus
Accusative verticālem verticāle verticālēs
verticālīs
verticālia
Ablative verticālī verticālibus
Vocative verticālis verticāle verticālēs verticālia

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “verticalis”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill
  2. uerticalis in Ramminger, Johann (2024 May 8 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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