vernalis

Latin

Etymology

From Old Latin *vesnālis, from Proto-Italic *wezor (“spring”) (oblique stem *wezn-) +‎ -ālis. (The expected outcome of *vesnālis would be vēnālis, but the actual outcome shows assimilation to vēr.)

Pronunciation

Adjective

vē̆rnālis (neuter vē̆rnāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (relational) spring (the season); vernal

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative vē̆rnālis vē̆rnāle vē̆rnālēs vē̆rnālia
genitive vē̆rnālis vē̆rnālium
dative vē̆rnālī vē̆rnālibus
accusative vē̆rnālem vē̆rnāle vē̆rnālēs
vē̆rnālīs 		vē̆rnālia
ablative vē̆rnālī vē̆rnālibus
vocative vē̆rnālis vē̆rnāle vē̆rnālēs vē̆rnālia

Descendants

  • → Catalan: vernal
  • → English: vernal
  • → Italian: vernale
  • → Portuguese: vernal
  • → Spanish: vernal

References

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