LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

diagōnālis

diagōnālis (neuter diagōnāle)
Classical[di.a.ɡoːˈnaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[di.a.ɡoˈnaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationdiagonal

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativediagōnālisdiagōnālisdiagōnāle
genitivediagōnālisdiagōnālisdiagōnālis
dativediagōnālīdiagōnālīdiagōnālī
accusativediagōnālemdiagōnālemdiagōnāle
ablativediagōnālīdiagōnālīdiagōnālī
vocativediagōnālisdiagōnālisdiagōnāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativediagōnālēsdiagōnālēsdiagōnālia
genitivediagōnāliumdiagōnāliumdiagōnālium
dativediagōnālibusdiagōnālibusdiagōnālibus
accusativediagōnālīs
diagōnālēs		diagōnālīs
diagōnālēs		diagōnālia
ablativediagōnālibusdiagōnālibusdiagōnālibus
vocativediagōnālēsdiagōnālēsdiagōnālia

dĭăgōnālis, e, adj. [from διαγώνιος and the Lat. ending alis),
I. diagonal: linea, Vitr. 9, 1; 6, 5.—And subst., dĭăgōnĭum, ii, n.: diagonii linea, id. 6, 4.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek διαγώνιος(diagṓnios)
  2. Latindiagōnālis

Latin diagōnālis From Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”) + Latin -ālis.

Descendants
  • Catalandiagonal
  • Frenchdiagonal
  • Italiandiagonale
  • Portuguesediagonal
  • Romaniandiagonal
  • Spanishdiagonal
  • Galiciandiagonal

In English words that came into English from diagōnālis

  • diagonaldiagōnālis

Quick answers

What does diagōnālis mean in Latin?
diagōnālis, a adjective, means “diagonal”.
How do you pronounce diagōnālis?
In classical Latin, [di.a.ɡoːˈnaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.a.ɡoˈnaː.lis].
Where does diagōnālis come from?
Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios) → Latin diagōnālis.