LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

cardinālis1

cardinālis (neuter cardināle)
Classical[kar.dɪˈnaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[kar.diˈnaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationof or pertaining to a door hinge
  2. two terminationprincipal, chief, cardinal; that upon which something depends

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecardināliscardināliscardināle
genitivecardināliscardināliscardinālis
dativecardinālīcardinālīcardinālī
accusativecardinālemcardinālemcardināle
ablativecardinālīcardinālīcardinālī
vocativecardināliscardināliscardināle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecardinālēscardinālēscardinālia
genitivecardināliumcardināliumcardinālium
dativecardinālibuscardinālibuscardinālibus
accusativecardinālīs
cardinālēs		cardinālīs
cardinālēs		cardinālia
ablativecardinālibuscardinālibuscardinālibus
vocativecardinālēscardinālēscardinālia

cardĭnālis, e, adj. cardo.
I. Of or pertaining to a door-hinge: scapi, Vitr. 4, 6, 4.—
II. Trop., that on which something turns, depends, i. e. principal, chief: venti, the principal or cardinal winds, Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 131; Isid. Orig. 13, 11, 14; cf. virtutes, Hier ap. Macr. S. 1, 16-19; Ambros. ap. Luc. 5, § 49 al.—Hence, in late Lat.: cardinalia Christi opera, Cypr.—
B. Esp.
1. As eccl. term; subst., a chief presbyter, as opp. to one who ministered in an Oratorium; and esp. of such forming the council of the Pope at Rome, which afterwards consisted only of bishops, cardinals, Anast. p. 95.—
2. In gram.: numeri, the Cardinal Numbers (unus, duo, tres, etc., from which the Ordinals and Distributives are formed), Prisc. Pond. p. 1351 P.—Hence, * cardĭ-nālĭter, adv., chiefly, principally: praesidere, especially, Firm. Math. 410.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin cardinālis From cardō (“door hinge”) + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Englishcardinal
  • Frenchcardinal
  • Italiancardinale
  • Portuguesecardinal
  • Portuguesecardeal
  • Romaniancardinal
  • Spanishcardinal
  • Galiciancardeal
  • Galiciancardinal
  • Normancardinna

In English words that came into English from cardinālis

  • cardinalcardinālis
noun · masculinethird declension
cardinālis2
cardinālis m (genitive cardinālis)
Classical[kar.dɪˈnaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[kar.diˈnaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatincardinal; originally chief presbyter
  2. cardinal numeral

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecardināliscardinālēs
genitivecardināliscardinālium
dativecardinālīcardinālibus
accusativecardinālemcardinālēs
cardinālīs
ablativecardinālecardinālibus
vocativecardināliscardinālēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin cardinālis From cardō (“door hinge”) + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Englishcardinal
  • Frenchcardinal
  • Italiancardinale
  • Portuguesecardeal
  • Portuguesecardenal
  • Romaniancardinal
  • Spanishcardenal
  • Spanishcardinal
  • Normancardinna

Quick answers

What does cardinālis mean in Latin?
cardinālis, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to a door hinge; principal, chief, cardinal; that upon which something depends”.
How do you pronounce cardinālis?
In classical Latin, [kar.dɪˈnaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kar.diˈnaː.lis].