maialis
Latin
Alternative forms
- majālis
Etymology
Maia + -ālis
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mai̯ˈi̯aː.lis/, [mäi̯ˈi̯äːlʲɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈja.lis/, [mäˈjäːlis]
Noun
maiālis m (genitive maiālis); third declension
- castrated pig (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
- swine (term of abuse)
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, ablative singular in -e or -ī).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maiālis | maiālēs |
| Genitive | maiālis | maiālium |
| Dative | maiālī | maiālibus |
| Accusative | maiālem | maiālēs maiālīs |
| Ablative | maiāle maiālī | maiālibus |
| Vocative | maiālis | maiālēs |
Descendants
- Italian: maiale
- → Ligurian: maiâle
- Old Occitan: maial
- Occitan: maial
References
- maialis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette