gradualis

Latin

Alternative forms

gradālis

Etymology

gradus +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɡra.duˈaː.lɪs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ɡra.d̪uˈaː.lis]

Adjective

graduālis (neuter graduāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

(Medieval Latin) stepwise, gradual

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	graduālis	graduāle		graduālēs	graduālia
genitive	graduālis			graduālium
dative	graduālī			graduālibus
accusative	graduālem	graduāle		graduālēs graduālīs	graduālia
ablative	graduālī			graduālibus
vocative	graduālis	graduāle		graduālēs	graduālia

Descendants

English: gradual
French: graduel
German: graduell
Italian: graduale
Portuguese: gradual

References

R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “gradalis”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC