adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
gregālis
gregālis (neuter gregāle)
Classical[ɡrɛˈɡaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ɡreˈɡaː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationof the herd
- two terminationcommon
- two terminationof the same group, flock, or herd
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gregālis | gregālis | gregāle |
| genitive | gregālis | gregālis | gregālis |
| dative | gregālī | gregālī | gregālī |
| accusative | gregālem | gregālem | gregāle |
| ablative | gregālī | gregālī | gregālī |
| vocative | gregālis | gregālis | gregāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gregālēs | gregālēs | gregālia |
| genitive | gregālium | gregālium | gregālium |
| dative | gregālibus | gregālibus | gregālibus |
| accusative | gregālīs gregālēs | gregālīs gregālēs | gregālia |
| ablative | gregālibus | gregālibus | gregālibus |
| vocative | gregālēs | gregālēs | gregālia |
grĕgālis, e, adj. grex,
I. of or belonging to the herd or flock.
I. Lit.:
equi, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 6: equae, Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 181: pecua, App. M. 6, p. 182.—II. Transf., in gen., belonging to the same host or multitude.
A. In a good sense, subst.: grĕ-gāles, ĭum, m., comrades, companions:
nos nihil sumus, gregalibus illis, quibus te plaudente vigebamus, amissis, Cic. Fam. 7, 33, 1; id. de Or. 2, 62, 253.—B. In a bad sense, of the common sort, common (mostly post-Aug.):
gregali sagulo amictus, i. e. a common soldier's, Liv. 7, 34, 15: habitu, Tac. A. 1, 69: poma, Sen. Ben. 1, 12 fin.: siligo, Plin. 18, 9, 20, § 86: sulphur, Stat. S. 1, 6, 74: tectorium, Sen. Ep. 86.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
gregālis e, adj.
grex, of a flock, of the same flock .—Hence, plur m . as subst, comrades, companions, fellows : tui: gregalibus illis amissis.— Of a common soldier : sagulum, L.: habitus, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -alis Latin gregālis From grex + -alis.
Descendants
- Englishgregal
- Italiangregale