LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

illēgālis

illēgālis (neuter illēgāle)
Classical[ɪl.leːˈɡaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[il.leˈɡaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationillegal
    2015, Tuomo Pekkanen, Numerus fugitivorum in dies crescit. https://areena.yle.fi/1-2864830, Nuntii Latini 7.8.2015Over two years French border guards have prevented more than 19,000 illegal migrants from crossing the Straits of Dover.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeillēgālisillēgālisillēgāle
genitiveillēgālisillēgālisillēgālis
dativeillēgālīillēgālīillēgālī
accusativeillēgālemillēgālemillēgāle
ablativeillēgālīillēgālīillēgālī
vocativeillēgālisillēgālisillēgāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeillēgālēsillēgālēsillēgālia
genitiveillēgāliumillēgāliumillēgālium
dativeillēgālibusillēgālibusillēgālibus
accusativeillēgālīs
illēgālēs
illēgālīs
illēgālēs
illēgālia
ablativeillēgālibusillēgālibusillēgālibus
vocativeillēgālēsillēgālēsillēgālia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinillēgālis

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lex Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin lēgālis Latin illēgālis From in- + lēgālis.; compare illēgitimus.

Descendants
  • Catalanil·legal
  • Englishillegal
  • Frenchillégal
  • Romanianilegalfrom French illégal
  • Germanillegal
  • Italianillegale
  • Portugueseilegal
  • Spanishilegal
  • Asturianillegal
  • Dutchillegaalfrom French illégal

Quick answers

What does illēgālis mean in Latin?
illēgālis, a adjective, means “illegal”.
How do you pronounce illēgālis?
In classical Latin, [ɪl.leːˈɡaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [il.leˈɡaː.lis].
Where does illēgālis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin illēgālis.