LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

carnālis

carnālis (neuter carnāle)
Classical[karˈnaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[karˈnaː.lis]
carnālia pl. nom. n.; pl. acc. n.; pl. voc. n.

Meaning

  1. two terminationfleshly
  2. two terminationcarnal

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecarnāliscarnāliscarnāle
genitivecarnāliscarnāliscarnālis
dativecarnālīcarnālīcarnālī
accusativecarnālemcarnālemcarnāle
ablativecarnālīcarnālīcarnālī
vocativecarnāliscarnāliscarnāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecarnālēscarnālēscarnālia
genitivecarnāliumcarnāliumcarnālium
dativecarnālibuscarnālibuscarnālibus
accusativecarnālīs
carnālēs		carnālīs
carnālēs		carnālia
ablativecarnālibuscarnālibuscarnālibus
vocativecarnālēscarnālēscarnālia

carnālis, e, adj. 2. caro,
I. fleshly, carnal (opp. to spiritalis; eccl. Lat.): delicta, Tert. Poen. 3: oculi, Min. Fel. Oct. 32: stirps, Prud. Apoth. 1051.—Subst.: carnālĭa, um, n., carnal things (opp. spiritalia), Lact. 4, 17, 21.—Adv.: carnālĭter, carnally, Tert. Bapt. 7 fin.; Hier. Ep. 54, n. 9; Prud. Apoth. 436.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker(H)-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kér(H)ō
  3. Proto-Italic*karō
  4. Latincarnālis

Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin carnālis From carō, carnis (“flesh”) + -ālis.

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancarnal
  • Occitancarnal
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecarnalfrom Old Galician-Portuguese carnal
  • Spanishcarnal
  • Galiciancarnalfrom Old Galician-Portuguese carnal
Borrowings
  • Englishcarnal
  • Romaniancarnal
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniancarrale
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancarnale
  • Dalmatiancarnual
  • Siciliancarnali
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancarnâl
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmontesecarnal
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Old Frenchcharnel

In English words that came into English from carnālis

  • carnalcarnālis
  • carnalitycarnālitās
  • charnelcarnāle

Quick answers

What does carnālis mean in Latin?
carnālis, a adjective, means “fleshly; carnal”.
How do you pronounce carnālis?
In classical Latin, [karˈnaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [karˈnaː.lis].
Where does carnālis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker(H)- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kér(H)ō → Proto-Italic *karō → Latin carnālis.
Which English words come from carnālis?
English words that go back to Latin carnālis include carnal, charnel and carnality.