LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

fōrmālis

fōrmālis (neuter fōrmāle, adverb fōrmāliter)
Classical[foːrˈmaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[forˈmaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationformal
  2. two terminationtheoretical
  3. two terminationtitular
  4. two terminationserving as a model

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefōrmālisfōrmālisfōrmāle
genitivefōrmālisfōrmālisfōrmālis
dativefōrmālīfōrmālīfōrmālī
accusativefōrmālemfōrmālemfōrmāle
ablativefōrmālīfōrmālīfōrmālī
vocativefōrmālisfōrmālisfōrmāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefōrmālēsfōrmālēsfōrmālia
genitivefōrmāliumfōrmāliumfōrmālium
dativefōrmālibusfōrmālibusfōrmālibus
accusativefōrmālīs
fōrmālēs		fōrmālīs
fōrmālēs		fōrmālia
ablativefōrmālibusfōrmālibusfōrmālibus
vocativefōrmālēsfōrmālēsfōrmālia

formālis, e, adj. forma (post-Aug.).
I. (Acc. to forma, I. B. 2.) Of or for a form or mould: temperatura aeris, proper for making moulds, Plin. 34, 9, 20, § 98.—
II. (Acc. to I. B. 4.)
A. Having a set form, of the nature of a rescript, circular, formal: cum procuratorum suorum nomine formalem dictaret epistolam, sic coepit, etc., Suet. Dom. 13: formalia verba, Cod. Just. 6, 23, 26: observatio (in testamentis faciendis), id. ib.—
B. Transf. (qs. of the nature of a formulary), fixed, normal: aliquid formali pretio aestimare, Dig. 35, 2, 62, § 1.

Origins

Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin fōrmālis From fōrma + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Catalanformal
  • Englishformal
  • Frenchformel
  • Germanformellfrom French formel
  • Germanformal
  • Italianformale
  • Portugueseformal
  • Romanianformal
  • Spanishformal
  • Turkishformelfrom French formel

Quick answers

What does fōrmālis mean in Latin?
fōrmālis, a adjective, means “formal; theoretical; titular”.
How do you pronounce fōrmālis?
In classical Latin, [foːrˈmaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [forˈmaː.lis].