LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

animālis

animālis (neuter animāle)
Classical[a.nɪˈmaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[a.niˈmaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationanimate, living
  2. two terminationof living creatures

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanimālisanimālisanimāle
genitiveanimālisanimālisanimālis
dativeanimālīanimālīanimālī
accusativeanimālemanimālemanimāle
ablativeanimālīanimālīanimālī
vocativeanimālisanimālisanimāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanimālēsanimālēsanimālia
genitiveanimāliumanimāliumanimālium
dativeanimālibusanimālibusanimālibus
accusativeanimālīs
animālēs		animālīs
animālēs		animālia
ablativeanimālibusanimālibusanimālibus
vocativeanimālēsanimālēsanimālia

ănĭmālis, e, adj. anima.
I. Consisting of air, aërial (cf. anima, I. and II. A.): simplex est natura animantis, ut vel terrena vel ignea vel animalis vel umida, Cic. N. D. 3, 14, 34: naturam esse quattuor omnia gignentium corporum ... terrena et humida ... reliquae duae partes, una ignea, altera animalis, id. Tusc. 1, 17, 40: animalis spirabilisque natura, cui nomen est aër (B. and K.; others read animabilis), id. N. D. 2, 36, 91: spirabilis, id est animalis, id. Tusc. 1, 18, 42.—
II. Animate, living (cf. anima, II. C.).
A. In gen.: corpora, Lucr. 2, 727: pulli, id. 2, 927: colligata corpora vinculis animalibus, Cic. Tim. 9: intellegentia, id. Ac. 2, 37: ut mutum in simulacrum ex animali exemplo veritas transferatur, from the living original, id. Inv. 2, 1.—
B. In the lang. of sacrifice: hostia animalis, an offering of which only the life is consecrated to the gods, but the flesh is destined for the priests and others, Macr. S. 3, 5; Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 231; 4, 56.—Dii animales, gods who were formerly men, Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 168.—* Adv. ănĭmālĭter, like an animal (opp. spiritualiter): animaliter vivere, Aug. Retr. 1, 26, 67.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
  3. Proto-Italic*anamos
  4. Latinanimālis

Latin anima Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin animālis From anima + -ālis.

In English words that came into English from animālis

  • animalanimal
  • animalityanimālitās
  • animalculeanimalculum

Quick answers

What does animālis mean in Latin?
animālis, a adjective, means “animate, living; of living creatures”.
How do you pronounce animālis?
In classical Latin, [a.nɪˈmaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.niˈmaː.lis].
Where does animālis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos → Proto-Italic *anamos → Latin animālis.
Which English words come from animālis?
English words that go back to Latin animālis include animal, animality and animalcule.