LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

maiālis

maiālis m (genitive maiālis)
Classical[majˈjaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[maˈjaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. barrow, castrated pig
  2. swine (term of abuse)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemaiālismaiālēs
genitivemaiālismaiālium
dativemaiālīmaiālibus
accusativemaiālemmaiālēs
maiālīs
ablativemaiāle
maiālī
maiālibus
vocativemaiālismaiālēs

Origins

Maia + -ālis

Descendants
  • Italianmaiale
  • Occitanmaialfrom Old Occitan maial
  • Ligurianmaiâlefrom Italian maiale

Quick answers

What does maiālis mean in Latin?
maiālis, a noun, means “barrow, castrated pig; swine (term of abuse)”.
What is the genitive of maiālis?
The genitive singular is maiālis. maiālis is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce maiālis?
In classical Latin, [majˈjaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maˈjaː.lis].