cervicalis
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ker.u̯iːˈkaː.lis/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃer.viˈka.lis/,
Etymology 1
From cervīx (“the neck, nape”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
Adjective
cervīcālis (neuter cervīcāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin)
- (anatomy, relational) of or pertaining to the neck; cervical
Inflection
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | cervīcālis | cervīcāle | cervīcālēs | cervīcālia | |
| genitive | cervīcālis | cervīcālium | |||
| dative | cervīcālī | cervīcālibus | |||
| accusative | cervīcālem | cervīcāle | cervīcālēs cervīcālīs |
cervīcālia | |
| ablative | cervīcālī | cervīcālibus | |||
| vocative | cervīcālis | cervīcāle | cervīcālēs | cervīcālia | |
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
cervīcālis n