LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

faciālis

faciālis (neuter faciāle)
Classical[fa.kiˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[fa.t͡ʃiˈaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latintwo terminationface-to-face, open, direct
  2. Medieval Latinrelationaltwo terminationfacial

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefaciālisfaciālisfaciāle
genitivefaciālisfaciālisfaciālis
dativefaciālīfaciālīfaciālī
accusativefaciālemfaciālemfaciāle
ablativefaciālīfaciālīfaciālī
vocativefaciālisfaciālisfaciāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefaciālēsfaciālēsfaciālia
genitivefaciāliumfaciāliumfaciālium
dativefaciālibusfaciālibusfaciālibus
accusativefaciālīs
faciālēs		faciālīs
faciālēs		faciālia
ablativefaciālibusfaciālibusfaciālibus
vocativefaciālēsfaciālēsfaciālia

Origins

From faciēs (“form, configuration, figure; face, visage, countenance”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanfacial
  • Englishfacial
  • Frenchfacial
  • Italianfacciale
  • Portuguesefacial
  • Spanishfacial
  • Galicianfacial

In English words that came into English from faciālis

  • facialfaciālis

Quick answers

What does faciālis mean in Latin?
faciālis, a adjective, means “face-to-face, open, direct; facial”.
How do you pronounce faciālis?
In classical Latin, [fa.kiˈaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fa.t͡ʃiˈaː.lis].