What does dōtālis mean in Latin?

dōtālis, a adjective, means “of or belonging to a dowry or a portion thereof (particularly the wife's portion); dotal”.

How do you pronounce dōtālis?

In classical Latin, [doːˈtaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [doˈtaː.lis].

adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

dōtālis (neuter dōtāle)

Classical[doːˈtaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[doˈtaː.lis]

two terminationof or belonging to a dowry or a portion thereof (particularly the wife's portion); dotal

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dōtālis	dōtālis	dōtāle
genitive	dōtālis	dōtālis	dōtālis
dative	dōtālī	dōtālī	dōtālī
accusative	dōtālem	dōtālem	dōtāle
ablative	dōtālī	dōtālī	dōtālī
vocative	dōtālis	dōtālis	dōtāle

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dōtālēs	dōtālēs	dōtālia
genitive	dōtālium	dōtālium	dōtālium
dative	dōtālibus	dōtālibus	dōtālibus
accusative	dōtālīs dōtālēs	dōtālīs dōtālēs	dōtālia
ablative	dōtālibus	dōtālibus	dōtālibus
vocative	dōtālēs	dōtālēs	dōtālia

dōtālis, e, adj. dos,

I. of or belonging to a dowry or portion (of the wife, and sometimes of the husband), dotal: aedes, Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 30; 4, 6, 63; cf. praedia, Cic. Att. 15, 20, 4: regia, Verg. A. 9, 737; 11, 369; cf. regnum, Ov. M. 4, 705; id. F. 6, 593: patria, id. M. 8, 67: tellus, id. H. 4, 163: agri, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 21: arma, Sil. 17, 75 et saep.: servus, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 72; cf. Dig. 24, 1, 28; Sen. Contr. 3, 21: Tyrii, Verg. A. 4, 104.

dōt-, stem of dōs (“dowry”) + -ālis

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