initialis

Latin

Etymology

From initium (a beginning) + -ālis, from ineō (go in, make a start), from in (in, into) + (go).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /i.ni.tiˈaː.lis/, [ɪ.nɪ.tiˈaː.lɪs]

Adjective

initiālis (neuter initiāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. initial, first, incipient

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative initiālis initiāle initiālēs initiālia
Genitive initiālis initiālium
Dative initiālī initiālibus
Accusative initiālem initiāle initiālēs
initiālīs
initiālia
Ablative initiālī initiālibus
Vocative initiālis initiāle initiālēs initiālia

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • initialis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • initialis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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