LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

duālis

duālis (neuter duāle)
Classical[duˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[duˈaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. dualtwo terminationdual
    4th century CE, Maurus Servius Honoratus, In tria Virgilii Opera Expositio http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0053:book=2:commline=1&highlight=dualis Nec est ut quidam dicunt dualis numerus, qui apud Latinos numquam penitus invenitur.It is not, as some state, a case of the dual number, the which is not found in the latin tongue.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeduālisduālisduāle
genitiveduālisduālisduālis
dativeduālīduālīduālī
accusativeduālemduālemduāle
ablativeduālīduālīduālī
vocativeduālisduālisduāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeduālēsduālēsduālia
genitiveduāliumduāliumduālium
dativeduālibusduālibusduālibus
accusativeduālīs
duālēs		duālīs
duālēs		duālia
ablativeduālibusduālibusduālibus
vocativeduālēsduālēsduālia

dŭālis, e, adj. duo,
I. that contains two: numerus (nasi), i. e. the dual number, duality, Lact. Opif. D. 10, 9.—In gram. lang.: numerus, the dual, Quint. 1, 5, 42 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Italic*duō
  3. Latinduālis

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin duālis From duo (“two”) + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Englishdual
  • Frenchduel
  • Italianduale
  • Spanishdual
  • Dutchdualis

Quick answers

What does duālis mean in Latin?
duālis, a adjective, means “dual”.
How do you pronounce duālis?
In classical Latin, [duˈaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [duˈaː.lis].
Where does duālis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Proto-Italic *duō → Latin duālis.