LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

cordiālis

cordiālis (neuter cordiāle, adverb cordiāliter)
Classical[kɔrˈdi.a.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[korˈdiː.a.lis]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latintwo terminationof the heart, heart-, cardiac
  2. Medieval Latintwo terminationheartly, cordial, hearty

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecordiāliscordiāliscordiāle
genitivecordiāliscordiāliscordiālis
dativecordiālīcordiālīcordiālī
accusativecordiālemcordiālemcordiāle
ablativecordiālīcordiālīcordiālī
vocativecordiāliscordiāliscordiāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecordiālēscordiālēscordiālia
genitivecordiāliumcordiāliumcordiālium
dativecordiālibuscordiālibuscordiālibus
accusativecordiālīs
cordiālēs		cordiālīs
cordiālēs		cordiālia
ablativecordiālibuscordiālibuscordiālibus
vocativecordiālēscordiālēscordiālia

Origins

From cor (“heart”) + -ālis (“-ly”), interpreting the former as an i-stem.

Descendants
  • Englishcordial
  • Frenchcordial
  • Germankordial
  • Spanishcordial
  • Italiancordiale
  • Portuguesecordial
  • Romaniancordial

In English words that came into English from cordiālis

  • cordialcordiālis

Quick answers

What does cordiālis mean in Latin?
cordiālis, a adjective, means “of the heart, heart-, cardiac; heartly, cordial, hearty”.
How do you pronounce cordiālis?
In classical Latin, [kɔrˈdi.a.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [korˈdiː.a.lis].