LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

lēgālis

lēgālis (neuter lēgāle)
Classical[ɫeːˈɡaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[leˈɡaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationlegal
  2. relationaltwo terminationlaw

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelēgālislēgālislēgāle
genitivelēgālislēgālislēgālis
dativelēgālīlēgālīlēgālī
accusativelēgālemlēgālemlēgāle
ablativelēgālīlēgālīlēgālī
vocativelēgālislēgālislēgāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelēgālēslēgālēslēgālia
genitivelēgāliumlēgāliumlēgālium
dativelēgālibuslēgālibuslēgālibus
accusativelēgālīs
lēgālēs		lēgālīs
lēgālēs		lēgālia
ablativelēgālibuslēgālibuslēgālibus
vocativelēgālēslēgālēslēgālia

lēgālis, e, adj. lex,
I. of or belonging to the law, legal (post-Aug.): genus quaestionis, Quint. 3, 5, 4; cf. id. 3, 6, 86 sq.: quaestiones, id. 3, 6, 46: status, id. 3, 6, 45: tractatus, id. 3, 8, 4: vita, according to the (divine) law, pious, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 25.— Hence, adv.: lēgālĭter, according to law, legally: adversarium provocare legaliter, Cassiod. Ep. 4, 37: de homicidiis Moyses legaliter dicit, i. e. in laying down the law, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 1, 5 prooem.

Origins

Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin lēgālis From lex + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Catalanlleial
  • Catalanlegal
  • Englishlegal
  • Englishlealfrom Old French leal
  • Englishloyalfrom Old French leal
  • Frenchloyalfrom Old French leal
  • Frenchlégal
  • Romanianlegalfrom French légal
  • Germanlegal
  • Italianleale

In English words that came into English from lēgālis

  • legallēgālis
  • illegalillegalis
  • loyallēgālis
  • leallēgālis

Quick answers

What does lēgālis mean in Latin?
lēgālis, a adjective, means “legal; law”.
How do you pronounce lēgālis?
In classical Latin, [ɫeːˈɡaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [leˈɡaː.lis].
Which English words come from lēgālis?
English words that go back to Latin lēgālis include legal, loyal, leal and illegal.