adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
Diālis
Diālis (neuter Diāle)
Classical[diˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[diˈaː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationOf or belonging to the god Jupiter
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Diālis | Diālis | Diāle |
| genitive | Diālis | Diālis | Diālis |
| dative | Diālī | Diālī | Diālī |
| accusative | Diālem | Diālem | Diāle |
| ablative | Diālī | Diālī | Diālī |
| vocative | Diālis | Diālis | Diāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Diālēs | Diālēs | Diālia |
| genitive | Diālium | Diālium | Diālium |
| dative | Diālibus | Diālibus | Diālibus |
| accusative | Diālīs Diālēs | Diālīs Diālēs | Diālia |
| ablative | Diālibus | Diālibus | Diālibus |
| vocative | Diālēs | Diālēs | Diālia |
Dĭālis, e, adj. from Dis, in Diespiter = Juppiter.
I. Of or belonging to Jupiter: flamen, the priest of Jove (instituted by Numa, and the most distinguished of the flamines), Varr. L. L. 5, § 84; 6, § 16 Müll.; Fabius Pictor and Massurius Sabinus ap. Gell. 10, 15; Liv. 5, 52 fin.; Tac. A. 3, 58; Vell. 2, 43; Suet. Caes. 1; Ov. F. 2, 282 et saep.;
called also: Dialis sacerdos, Suet. Dom. 4.—Subst.: Dialis, Fab. Pict. l. l.; Tac. A. l. l.; Ov. F. 3, 397: conjux sancta Dialis, his wife (who sometimes had a part in the sacrificial ceremonies), Ov. F. 6, 226 (cf. also, flaminica): Diale flaminium, his office, Suet. Aug. 31: apex Dialis, his priest's cap, Liv. 6, 41 fin.—With a punning derivation from dies: Solent esse flamines diales, modo consules diales habemus, consuls for a day, Cic. ap. Macr. S. 7, 3, p. 211 Bip.; cf. id. 2, 2, p. 335 Bip.—* II. Ethereal, aerial: viae, Ap. M. 6, p. 179, 18.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Diālis e, adj.
divus, for dīvālis, of Jupiter : flamen, the priest of Jove , L.: Flamen ad haec (sacra), O. —As subst: Dialis (sc. flamen), O.— Of the flamen Dialis : coniunx, O.
Origins
For *dīvālis, from dīvus.