LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

laterālis

laterālis (neuter laterāle)
Classical[ɫa.tɛˈraː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[la.teˈraː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationOf or belonging to the side; lateral.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelaterālislaterālislaterāle
genitivelaterālislaterālislaterālis
dativelaterālīlaterālīlaterālī
accusativelaterālemlaterālemlaterāle
ablativelaterālīlaterālīlaterālī
vocativelaterālislaterālislaterāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelaterālēslaterālēslaterālia
genitivelaterāliumlaterāliumlaterālium
dativelaterālibuslaterālibuslaterālibus
accusativelaterālīs
laterālēs
laterālīs
laterālēs
laterālia
ablativelaterālibuslaterālibuslaterālibus
vocativelaterālēslaterālēslaterālia

lătĕrālis, e, adj. 2. latus,
I. of or belonging to the side, lateral.
I. Adj. (ante- and post-class.): lateralis dolor, Enn. ap. Victor. p. 1963 P. (Ann. v. 601 Vahl.; for which: lateris dolor, Plin. 21, 21, 89, § 155): cingula, Calp. Ecl. 6, 40.—
II. Subst.: lătĕrālĭa, ĭum, n., saddle-bags, Dig. 32, 1, 102.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin laterālis From latus (“the side, flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Borrowings
  • Catalanlateral
  • Englishlateral
  • Frenchlatéral
  • Italianlaterale
  • Portugueselateral
  • Romanianlateral
  • Spanishlateral
  • Galicianlateral
Inherited
  • Spanishadralfrom Asturian lladral
  • Portugueseladral
  • Galicianadralfrom Asturian lladral
  • Galicianladral

Quick answers

What does laterālis mean in Latin?
laterālis, a adjective, means “Of or belonging to the side; lateral.”.
How do you pronounce laterālis?
In classical Latin, [ɫa.tɛˈraː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [la.teˈraː.lis].