dotalis

Latin

Etymology

dōt-, stem of dōs (“dowry”) +‎ -ālis

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [doːˈtaː.lɪs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d̪oˈt̪aː.lis]

Adjective

dōtālis (neuter dōtāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

of or belonging to a dowry or a portion thereof (particularly the wife's portion); dotal

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	dōtālis	dōtāle		dōtālēs	dōtālia
genitive	dōtālis			dōtālium
dative	dōtālī			dōtālibus
accusative	dōtālem	dōtāle		dōtālēs dōtālīs	dōtālia
ablative	dōtālī			dōtālibus
vocative	dōtālis	dōtāle		dōtālēs	dōtālia

Descendants

Italian: dotale
Portuguese: dotal
Spanish: dotal

References

“dotalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“dotalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers