quirinalis

Latin

Etymology

Derived from Quirīnus (a Roman deity) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjective-forming derivational suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷi.riːˈnaː.lis/, [kᶣɪ.riːˈnaː.lɪs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwi.riˈna.lis/, [kwi.riˈnaː.lis]

Adjective

quirīnālis (neuter quirīnāle); third declension

  1. dedicated or pertaining to the god Quirinus
  2. Quirinal (hill)
    • 3rd century, Sextus Aurelius Victor, De viris illustribus urbis Romae (Franz Pichlmayr, Teubner (1911)):
      Etruscos saepe domuit, collem Quirinalem et Viminalem et Esquilias urbi addidit [...]
      He often tamed the Etruscans, and added the Quirinal, Viminal and Esquiline hills to the city [...]

Usage notes
  • Often capitalized.

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative quirīnālis quirīnāle quirīnālēs quirīnālia
Genitive quirīnālis quirīnālis quirīnālium quirīnālium
Dative quirīnālī quirīnālī quirīnālibus quirīnālibus
Accusative quirīnālem quirīnāle quirīnālēs, quirīnālīs quirīnālia
Ablative quirīnālī quirīnālī quirīnālibus quirīnālibus
Vocative quirīnālis quirīnāle quirīnālēs quirīnālia

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