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vernalis

vernalis

Latin

Adjective

vernālis m, f ‎(neuter vernāle); third declension

  1. spring (the season, attributive); vernal

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative vernālis vernāle vernālēs vernālia
genitive vernālis vernālium
dative vernālī vernālibus
accusative vernālem vernāle vernālēs vernālia
ablative vernālī vernālibus
vocative vernālis vernāle vernālēs vernālia

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Etymology

From Old Latin *vesnālis, from Proto-Italic *vesor ‎(“spring”) (oblique stem *vesn-) +‎ -ālis. (The expected outcome of *vesnālis would be vēnālis, but the actual outcome shows assimilation to vēr.)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /werˈnaː.lis/, [wɛrˈnaː.lɪs]

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