adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
fūnālis
fūnālis (neuter fūnāle)
Classical[fuːˈnaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[fuˈnaː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationconsisting of or attached to a rope or cord
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Fax · Tæda · Funale
Fax is the general expression for any sort of torch; tæda is a natural pine torch; funale, an artificial wax-torch.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fūnālis | fūnālis | fūnāle |
| genitive | fūnālis | fūnālis | fūnālis |
| dative | fūnālī | fūnālī | fūnālī |
| accusative | fūnālem | fūnālem | fūnāle |
| ablative | fūnālī | fūnālī | fūnālī |
| vocative | fūnālis | fūnālis | fūnāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fūnālēs | fūnālēs | fūnālia |
| genitive | fūnālium | fūnālium | fūnālium |
| dative | fūnālibus | fūnālibus | fūnālibus |
| accusative | fūnālīs fūnālēs | fūnālīs fūnālēs | fūnālia |
| ablative | fūnālibus | fūnālibus | fūnālibus |
| vocative | fūnālēs | fūnālēs | fūnālia |
fūnālis, e, adj. funis,
I. consisting of or attached to a rope or cord: equus, an extra horse yoked to a chariot, but attached to it at the side of the others by a rope or trace, a trace-horse, Suet. Tib. 6; Stat. Th. 6, 462; Aus. Epit. 35, 10; Hyg. Fab. 183:
cereus, a wax-torch, Val. Max. 3, 6, 4; called also candela, Serv. Verg. A. 11, 143; cf. II. B.—II. Subst.: fūnāle, is, n.
A. A cord or thong of a sling:
funda media duo funalia imparia habebat, Liv. 42, 65, 10.—More freq., B. A wax-torch or taper (cf.: taeda, fax, candela): funale λαμπάδιον, funalia δαλοί, Gloss. Philox.; cf. Isid. Orig. 20, 10, 5; Serv. Verg. A. 1, 727; 11, 143:
C. Duilius delectabatur crebro funali et tibicine, Cic. de Sen. 13, 44: noctem flammis funalia vincunt, Verg. A. 1, 727: lucida, Hor. C. 3, 26, 7: clara, Sil. 6, 667.—Origins
Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin fūnālis From fūnis (“rope, cord”) + -ālis.