LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

graduālis

graduālis (neuter graduāle)
Classical[ɡra.duˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ɡra.duˈaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latintwo terminationstepwise, gradual

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegraduālisgraduālisgraduāle
genitivegraduālisgraduālisgraduālis
dativegraduālīgraduālīgraduālī
accusativegraduālemgraduālemgraduāle
ablativegraduālīgraduālīgraduālī
vocativegraduālisgraduālisgraduāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegraduālēsgraduālēsgraduālia
genitivegraduāliumgraduāliumgraduālium
dativegraduālibusgraduālibusgraduālibus
accusativegraduālīs
graduālēs
graduālīs
graduālēs
graduālia
ablativegraduālibusgraduālibusgraduālibus
vocativegraduālēsgraduālēsgraduālia

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin graduālis From gradus + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Englishgradual
  • Frenchgraduel
  • Germangraduell
  • Italiangraduale
  • Portuguesegradual

In English words that came into English from graduālis

  • gradualgraduālis
  • grailgraduale

Quick answers

What does graduālis mean in Latin?
graduālis, a adjective, means “stepwise, gradual”.
How do you pronounce graduālis?
In classical Latin, [ɡra.duˈaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡra.duˈaː.lis].