lateralis

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From latus (the side, flank) +‎ -ālis (-al, adjectival suffix).

Adjective

laterālis (neuter laterāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. Of or belonging to the side; lateral.
    Antonym: mediālis
Inflection

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative laterālis laterāle laterālēs laterālia
Genitive laterālis laterālium
Dative laterālī laterālibus
Accusative laterālem laterāle laterālēs
laterālīs
laterālia
Ablative laterālī laterālibus
Vocative laterālis laterāle laterālēs laterālia
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

laterālīs

  1. accusative masculine/feminine plural of laterālis

References

  • lateralis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lateralis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.