maialis

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Maia +‎ -ālis (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “explanation needed”)

Pronunciation

Noun

maiālis m (genitive maiālis); third declension

  1. barrow, castrated pig
  2. swine (term of abuse)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, ablative singular in -e or ).

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
  • Old Occitan: maial

References

  • maialis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.