nivalis
Latin
Etymology
Derived from the oblique stem niv- of nix (“snow”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjective-forming derivational suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɪˈwaː.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [niˈvaː.lis]
Adjective
nivālis (neuter nivāle); third-declension two-termination adjective
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | nivālis | nivāle | nivālēs | nivālia | |
| genitive | nivālis | nivālium | |||
| dative | nivālī | nivālibus | |||
| accusative | nivālem | nivāle | nivālēs nivālīs |
nivālia | |
| ablative | nivālī | nivālibus | |||
| vocative | nivālis | nivāle | nivālēs | nivālia | |
Related terms
Descendants
- Italian: nivale
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *nivālia (fem. noun based on original neuter plural)
- Walloon: nivaie
References
- “nivalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nivalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nivalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.