meridionalis

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Latin

Etymology

From merīdiēs (“noon, south”), modeled after septentriōnālis, as if from *merīdiō, -ōnis + -ālis. Later on, Italian indeed brought this hypothetical form to life as meridione.

Pronunciation

Adjective

merīdiōnālis (neuter merīdiōnāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. southern
    Synonyms: austrālis, austrīnus, merīdiānus
    Antonyms: boreālis, septentriōnālis

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative merīdiōnālis merīdiōnāle merīdiōnālēs merīdiōnālia
Genitive merīdiōnālis merīdiōnālium
Dative merīdiōnālī merīdiōnālibus
Accusative merīdiōnālem merīdiōnāle merīdiōnālēs
merīdiōnālīs 		merīdiōnālia
Ablative merīdiōnālī merīdiōnālibus
Vocative merīdiōnālis merīdiōnāle merīdiōnālēs merīdiōnālia

Descendants

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