maialis

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Maia +‎ -ālis (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “explanation needed”)

Pronunciation

Noun

maiālis m (genitive maiālis); third declension

  1. barrow, castrated pig
  2. swine (term of abuse)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, ablative singular in -e or -ī).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative maiālis maiālēs
Genitive maiālis maiālium
Dative maiālī maiālibus
Accusative maiālem maiālēs
maiālīs
Ablative maiāle
maiālī 		maiālibus
Vocative maiālis maiālēs

Descendants

  • Italian: maiale
  • Old Occitan: maial
  • Catalan: maial

References

  • maialis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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